Arctic sea ice extent hits record low for winter maximum

Record low ice coverage this winter is caused by climate change and abnormally mild weather, scientists say Arctic sea ice has hit a record low for its maximum extent in wi...

Water for sustainable development

In the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 (Rio+20), water has been recognised as the key to achieving sustainable development as it is closely lin...

14th World Congress on Public Health held in Kolkata

Kolkata recently hosted the 14th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) at the city’s Science City auditorium. Kolkata last hosted the Congress in 1981.

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How to Make the Sustainable Development Goals Work

The two of us met for the first time more than a decade ago, in 2003, in the small rural village of Momemo, an hour?s drive and a world away from the urban bustle of Maputo...

Coimbatore to host national seminar on Water Resources: Development and Sustainable Management

A One-day national seminar is going to be organised jointly by JSS University, Mysore and Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, on the theme "Water Resources: Development and ...

Iranian Women Protest Against Compulsory Hijabs on Facebook

Early last year Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad posted a picture online which showed her staring into a camera, the breeze visibly ruffling her hair. The public photo pro...

World’s first solar-powered airplane to fly around the world

Solar Impulse-2 (Si-2), which will take off on Saturday, will be used to raise awareness about the potential of clean energy Solar Impulse-2 or Si-2, an airplane which uses...

Richard Linklater Spoofs Boyhood For PETA

If you thought that the span of 12 years in Richard Linklater’s Oscar-nominated Boyhood was something, wait until you see Veg hood — the director’s new vi...

Sustainable development by, for people

The year 2015 is going to be a busy time for government planners, climate negotiators, international donors and concerned citizens. In less than a year’s time the wor...