Why climate change should signal the end of the city-state

Our urban leaders’ belief in autonomy as the ultimate goal must be unset writes Richard Sennett. The seductive idea of a place controlling its own fortunes is out of ...

New financing facility to help poor countries reach 2015 development goal

Additional funds will speed up progress on women and child health in developing countries To give developing countries an extra push in achieving their health-related Mille...

LGBTQ Center holds free HIV/AIDS testing

The University LGBTQ Center co-sponsored an HIV/AIDS testing event Friday with Thrive of Charlottesville, a non-profit organization aimed at providing medical care to the C...

Unilever initiative helps 25 million people gain toilet access by 2020

Improving global access to sanitation can be a foundation for better health, nutrition and education The toilet. We spend about three years of our lives sitting on it. But ...

India may miss U.N. Millennium Development Goal for maternal mortality rate

India, which accounts for the largest number of maternal deaths in the world, is unlikely to achieve the fifth Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality to...

On World Day, UN spotlights tourism’s role in promoting sustainable development

In harnessing the benefits of global tourism, the international community will take “critical” steps forward in advancing the United Nations’ sustainable ...

If I Become Your Fan Mr. Modi, Will You Lose Popularity?

Because that is how it’s been in all my years. I have always been in support of those leaders who are more unpopular in India than their counterparts who have thrived...

World risks spending $250 billion on simply monitoring UN development goals: report

A development expert, Morten Jerven, has estimated that the world might end up spending close to $250 billion just to monitor UN development goals for 2030. In a report, Je...

True Review: 3 A.M.

Critics Rating: 1.5 Stars*

Cast: Rannvijay Singh, Salil Acharya, Kavin Dave, Anindita Nayar

Direction: Vishal S Ma...