NO2 Emission Rising In India, New NASA Air Quality Maps Show.

The emission of the nitrogen dioxide pollutant has gone up significantly in the South Asia region, including India, during the 2005-2014 period, severely affecting air qual...

How One Woman Made 100 Villages In Rajasthan Fertile Using Traditional Water Harvesting Methods

Amla Ruia has transformed the face of over 100 villages in Rajasthan by using traditional water harvesting techniques and building check dams. This is the story of how she&...

Variety To Honor Will Smith, Charlie Kaufman At Palm Springs Film Festival

Variety will recognize Will Smith, Charlie Kaufman and this year’s 10 Directors to Watch at the 2016Palm Springs Film Festival. In comme...

Edward Norton Launches Crowdrise Campaign For Syrian Refugee

On Saturday, actor and CrowdRise co-founder Edward Norton launched a fundraiser for a Syrian refugee whose story had gone viral thanks to Brandon Stanton of Humans of New Y...

DD To Telecast Special Programme On Mental Health Problems & Prejudices

The Doordarshan flagship programme Aaj Savere will focus on issues relating to mental health awareness and public education.

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Avdesh Sharm...

Small Metal Grate Makes Big Impact On Environment, Health

A University of Iowa researcher created an inexpensive metal insert for primitive cookstoves, such as this one used in a remote village in India, that may decrease global w...

Berlin Film Festival Adds Midnight Special And Genius To Lineup

Drama starring Michael Shannon drama as a dad on the run from extremists joins biopic of legendary editor Max Perkins, played by Colin Firth The Berlin film festival has re...

India's Maternal Care Crisis: Is There A Solution?

Nitu Paswan was four months pregnant when she met a community worker from the?Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action. Paswan, a 25-year old from Dombivli, a cit...

NITI Aayog To Soon Unveil Policy On Important Sectors

Taking forward its project of creating a national agenda in consultation with the states, the NITI Aayog will soon come out with policy papers on critical sectors such as a...