India wants focus on adaptation, CBDR to tackle climate change

Ahead of UN Climate Conference, India on Monday made a strong pitch for focusing on adaptation and common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) as part of the new glob...

The Dark Side of Bollywood: Study Reveals Shocking Facts About Women In The Indian Film Industry

Dhoom 3 was a movie that I hoped to see for a very long time but contrary to my expectations, the movie disappointed me. The one thing that really hit me point blank was th...

Pariva Pranati has immense respect for a nurse’s job

Pariva Pranati, who plays a head nurse in Hamari Sister Didi, says she witnessed first-hand the bond shared between a patient and a nurse and that has upped the respect she...

Ashton Kutcher praises Alia Bhatt’s short film on women’s safety

Alia Bhatt has found a fan in Hollywoodhunk Ashton Kutcher, who has praised the actress’s short film on woman safety.

Titled ‘Going Home’, the sho...

Injectable polio vaccine more effective than oral one: Experts

The Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV) is more effective than the oral one, experts said here on Tuesday. They emphasised that though the IPV was expensive, it carries the inac...

Ebola risk high for India: Expert

In an exclusive email interview with “The Hindu” Harvard Medical School Professor Ashish Jha, predicts that India may well have “at least a few cases befo...

Modi needs to do a Swacch Regulation programme in the energy sector

The Union Cabinet’s decision to auction cancelled coal blocks was announced by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday with only a passing reference that the governme...

How to bring down maternal mortality rates

Despite many schemes launched for the antenatal care by the government, the maternal mortality rate remains high in India. The reason behind this high rate is not just pove...

Let?s talk about the weather

Diplomacy in the 21st century promises to take on a very different character and content from what has been practised in the past. Issues like energy security and climate c...