Climate-friendly investments key in sustainable development

Businesses that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote renewable energy, and other such agenda that help lessen climate change impact took the spotlight at a fringe event...

Bollywood Legend Amitabh Bachchan met UK PM David Cameron For a Charity Initiative For Diabetes

The greatest actor of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan was the guest of honour at the official residence of British PM David Cameron; the reception was hosted by the PM along wit...

Mumbai hosts Third edition of Flashpoint Human Rights Film Festival from 12-14 December

The Press Conference for Flashpoint 2013, that was held at the Asian Center for Entertainment Education, saw a great turnout from the print and electronic media. ...

Movie Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Rating: 3 stars

Director: Peter Jackson

Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly

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Africa: ‘Green Economies’ for Africa’s Sustainable Development

Africa can achieve sustainable development by scaling up “green economy” initiatives.The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines a green economy ini...

Cuba: The Meaning of Human Rights

Cuba, a communist country has been showing great progress in the fields of development and human rights. Some statistics that show this rise are as follows:
As a resul...

Pages from the Diary of a Community Health Worker

It was just another day in the late summer of 1992. Fresh from the success of a community intervention that sought to limit the effects of an outbreak of a gastrointestinal...

Reaching out beyond the screen

Television has ceased to be the idiot box, it is now more than just a medium of entertainment; we cannot override it as a medium of social influence.  Anita, a 38 year...

Financing for sustainable development: Can the international financial system make the leap?

The Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals may still be pondering the number and nature of the new goals. However, the question of which issues are “goal...