How market forces are winning the climate change battle

Greenhouse gases have stopped rising, and it's not hurting the global economy after all

Despite the stereotype of a business lobby warning about th...

Many young Indian women underweight, their babies too – research

Researchers have long puzzled over why children in India, despite being wealthier, are shorter and smaller than children in sub-Saharan Africa. At least part of the answer ...

India has joined the climate change challenge: John Kerry

India has joined the climate change challenge, US Secretary of State John Kerry today said as he praised Indian efforts to combat the growing menace. ?During President Obam...

Gender Equality and Earth’s Future

Twenty years ago, the adoption by 189 governments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action marked a turning point in the history of women’s rights. This pro...

Environmental damage in Sundarbans cost a fortune: World Bank

Environmental damage in the climate change-hit islands of Sundarbans is costing India Rs 1,290 crore each year, estimates a latest World Bank report. The cost of environmen...

Breastfeeding Is Ideal:Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Human milk provides the best nutrition for most babies and breastfeeding provides the best nutrition for infants and very young children, according to an updated position p...

India eyes financial support from developed nations

India is concentrating its efforts on ensuring that rich industrialized countries provide predictable and adequate finance and technology to developing countries to tackle ...

Kerala CM inaugurates Kozhikode Water Supply Scheme

The Water Treatment Plant and associated transmission system built under the Scheme provide for safe and stable piped water to households and institu...