Actress Nandita Das joins hands with Save the Children to promote breastfeeding

New Delhi, Aug.1 (ANI): The first hour of a baby’s life is often the most magical; but it is also the most fragile. It is when the baby is at greatest risk of develop...

Abhishek Bachchan appointed END7 campaign's ambassador in India

Abhishek Bachchan has been named the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases’ official END7 campaign ambassador in India, to help raise awareness of neglected ...

True Review - Social Change @ Prime Time: Balika Vadhu

The makers of Balika Vadhu — Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte have reason to celebrate. Last week the daily series completed 1500 episodes. This is   unpreceden...

Mukherjee emphasises on agro-forestry for sustainable development

New Delhi, Feb.10 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that Agro-forestry is emerging as a major domain in environmentally sustainable food production systems.<...

IndiGo commits to low-carbon rural development programme

To start with, IndiGo will be supporting the installation of 5,000 bio gas units in the villages of South India. IndiGo announced its partnership with the Fair Climate Netw...

Deaths caused by heat will rise to average of 7,000 a year in 2050

The number of deaths caused by extreme heat in the UK will more than treble by the middle of the century as a result of climate change and population growth, experts have s...

Young female smokers at higher risk of most common type of breast cancer

A new study has revealed that young women, who have been smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for a decade, are at higher risk of most common type of breast cancer.

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Global warming blamed for recent storms in UK

London: Met Office’s chief scientist suggests that climate change is likely to be a factor in the extreme weather that has hit much of the UK in recent months. Dame J...

Is it necessary to take statins for preventing heart diseases?

There is a very close link between high cholesterol levels and risk of heart diseases. High cholesterol along with other risk factors like high blood pressure and obesity i...