Researchers Withdraw Seeds From 'Doomsday' Vault To Address Food Crisis In Syria

Researchers at the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) hope that the seeds withdrawn from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will help improve ...

How Thought Leaders Are Working To Achieve ‘Global Goals’

This Friday, 193 world leaders will commit to a set of Global Goals designed to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change in the next 15 y...

Mumbai Welcomes 6th Jagran Film Festival

~ Festival opens with a gala opening ceremony and 2015 French film ‘Standing Tall’ ~

~ The opening day saw presence of personalities like R Madhavan, Ra...

New Study Shows Gender Inequality In Photojournalism Is Real

While the news photography industry has spent the last decade bemoaning the diminishing numbers of photography positions in large news organizations, a small group of resea...

What Will We See At The Haifa Film Festival?

As far as the international film scene goes, cinematic events on the scale of the Haifa Film Festival are a type of summation of the larger festivals such as Berlin, Venice...

All For A Cause: Kajol, Freida, Arjun Attend Global Citizen Festival

It is often Bollywood parties or award functions that bring B Town stars together under one roof. However, this time it was a very special event that compelled stars come t...

Health And The UN

September 8 marked 15 years to the day since the United Nations adopted the millennium development goals (MDGs). Soon the world will adopt a new regime in global milestones...

Climate Change Consensus Extends Beyond Climate Scientists

A Purdue University-led survey of nearly 700 scientists from nonclimate disciplines shows that more than 90% believe that average global temperatures are higher than pre-18...

Harnessing The Data Revolution For Sustainable Development

On September 27, 2015, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) that define a common agenda to achieve inclus...