Celebrating, The Pioneers Of Stunt Films

At the on going Kala Ghoda Festival, Vibhu  Kapoor of Gallery Beyond is showing a selection of Wadia Movietone’s films starring the  Fearless Nadia (Diamond...

Nyeri plans climate change policy to save water towers

The Nyeri County government plans to formulate a climate change policy to mitigate against the effects of global warming.

Speaking on the sidelines of a workshop on...

2014 Environmental Performance Index

India ranks 155th out of 178 countries in its efforts to address environmental challenges, according to the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). India performs the w...

Small concerns: The Local train

There local train platform is filled with people as I reach it around 8.30 am every day.  Carrying laptops, handbags and lunchboxes, everyone is set for the day. Newsp...

Development plan for former water depot site

A development of new homes is set to be built at the site of the former North West Water Depot in Ribbleton.

Detailed plans for the estate of 34 homes have been lod...

Nepal clinches 139th position in environment index

KATHMANDU: Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world.

The EPI assesses nine parameters,...

Pakistan worst affected by climate change

KARACHI: Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change globally and in Pakistan, which is the one of the worst hit countries of climate change, agriculture is badly...

World Bank to fund rural water supply, sanitation project in UP

LUCKNOW: The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) project in four low income states — UP, Bihar, Jharkhand a...

Bhutan set to plough lone furrow as world's first wholly organic country

Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own anim...