World Survey Urges Simultaneously Addressing Gender Equality, Sustainable Development

November 2014: The challenges of gender equality and sustainable development must be addressed together in order to realize the human rights of women and girls and support ...

NRI billionaire Manoj Bhargava pledges Rs 500 crore for Uttarakhand development

A charitable organisation founded by billionaire NRI entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava has pledged Rs 500 crore to fund development activities in Uttarakhand.

On the occa...

Go solar': Queensland farmer sends giant climate change message to G20 organisers

A Queensland farmer has cut a giant message in his field to urge G20 organisers to add climate change to the agenda for this month's leaders' summit.

PM?s climate change council recast

The Union government reconstituted the Prime Minister?s Council on Climate Change on Wednesday to coordinate the National Action Plan for Assessment, Adaptation and Mitigat...

Ban Ki-moon Calls for Sustainable Industrial Development, Jobs for Young People

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday outlined a four-point plan aimed at achieving sustainable industrial development, which includes generating mor e jobs for young...

Climate change is a problem. But our attempts to fix it could be worse than useless

Panicked, ill-thought-through responses to the threat of climate change could hurt more people than they save

The UN Climate Panel came out with it...

Waves of Change

My recent visits to the beach have been rather fulfilling, owing to my new found passion, Surfing. My perception of it was altered by my very first experience of a wipeout....

India Expands Solar Power Target, Will Add 15 GW Over Next Five Years

The new Indian government has delivered on its promise to enhance the solar power capacity addition targets under the ambitious National Solar Mission announcing revised gu...

Heirs to Rockefeller oil fortune divest from fossil fuels over climate change

The heirs to the fabled Rockefeller oil fortune withdrew their funds from fossil fuel investments on Monday, lending a symbolic boost to a $50bn divestment campaign ahead o...