BASIC nations to discuss climate change talks tactics

Ministers of China, Brazil and South Africa to hold closed-door talks with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and team The ministers of China, Brazil and South Africa, ...

Experts in Pune chalk out strategy to counter Ebola threat

The National Institute of Virology (NIV) and the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) will collaborate on strategies to counter the Ebola threat that has resurfaced in the A...

Only Four Per Cent of Indian Company Directors Are Women

Only four percent of the directors of publicly listed Indian companies are women, but a landmark law passed last year means companies must act quickly to put more women on ...

TB vaccine may prevent infection too, says study

BCG vaccine effective in fighting infection only in countries more than 40° latitude above the equator The vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), bacillus calmette- guerin ...

Are India's big dams safe?

A recent survey by the Indian government has found out that more than 600 large dams in the country are located in high-intensity seismic zones – areas which are cons...

SOS Children’s Villages of India spreads awareness on the importance of family in individual development

At the 25th edition of The Tara Ali Baig Memorial Lecture

New Delhi, August 11, 2014: SOS Children’s Vi...

Clinton Foundation Expands Climate Change Work in Ethiopia and Kenya

The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), part of the Clinton Foundation, announced an expansion of its climate change mitigation efforts with a new program mapping priority ar...

Salman Khan unveils Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans trailer

Salman Khan has launched the trailer for Roar: Tigers of the Sundarbans. The actor demonstrated the augmented reality effects that are employed in the film by interacting w...

Clinton Foundation Expands Climate Change Work in Ethiopia and Kenya

The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI), part of the Clinton Foundation, announced an expansion of its climate change mitigation efforts with a new program mapping priority ar...