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2015 GATES ANNUAL LETTER BILL AND MELINDA GATES

Forty years ago, Bill and his childhood ...

Animation Shows Alarming Trend in the Arctic Ocean

No, it's not an ultrasound of someone's internal organs. Its sea ice in the Arctic Ocean melting because of climate change. ?Scientists have been using satellites to monito...

What’s the Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Veggies? Let Them Play First!

Left to their own devices, most kids will choose to gobble down ice cream or chocolate rather than broccoli or brussels sprouts. So, at school lunch, they’ll likely e...

Shareholders challenge BP to confront climate change risk

Over 150 investors, including Environment Agency and Church of England, demand that BP test whether their business model is compatible with international pledge to limit gl...

Modi launches campaign to tackle India's dwindling number of girls

on Thursday, launching a campaign to address the problem the United Nations has said amounts to a national emergency. “In our neighbourhood, girls are commonly killed...

Censoring of cinema is a sociological, not a creative, issue: New censor board member

Filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani was appointed the new board chairperson after Leela Samson, appointed in early 2011, quit protesting clearance to MSG, and alleging political inte...

Madonna calls for charity donations for Malawi flooding victims

Pop superstar Madonna has urged fans to donate money to help victims of the deadly floods which have swept through Malawi over the past week. The Material Girl hitmaker, wh...

We have crossed the line on climate change, says study

Earth?s climate is forever changing and evolution and extinction of species is an inevitable part of the process. But a new study shows that human activities have accelerat...

30% Spike In India’s Tiger Population Sets A Benchmark For Global Wildlife Conservation

If we’re to take Banks’ quotation as gospel, news of a 30% spike in India’s tiger population as per the 3rd scientific census in the country is fantastic ...