Happiness: A Goal Worth Pursuing

As daunting as it may be, defining what makes us happy is imperative in modern society. The Neolithic revolution, which took place approximately 12 thousand years ago, was ...

Small Farmers & Climate Change

“Farmers have been adapting for centuries and so there is a lot they can already do,” wrote Vincent Vadez, principal scientist with the International Crops Rese...

Industries to be paid to reduce emissions: Australian Prime Minister

Mr Tony Abbott intends to replace the tax with a Direct Action plan, where
industries will be paid to reduce emissions.However, the bill is not expected to pass
t...

Innovation is the key to fight AIDS

India has made recent developments with respect to fighting against AIDS and has seen around
50% decline in new cases of AIDS. It is important to educate the rural are...

Come back to HealthCare.gov, feds urge those seeking insurance

The federal government has been calling out to over 275,000 people who couldn’t enroll at the new
health insurance website and encouraged them to try again.

Polio outbreak creates a stir in the Syrian Arab Republic

The confirmation of about thirteen cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has created
waves of tension in the Syrian Arab Republic. Similar strains have also been iden...

India and neighbouring countries appeal to UN to ensure achievement of Sustainable Development goals.

India in a joint appeal with it’s neighbouring countries, Pakistan and Sri Lanka appealed to the United Nations to ensure that economic prosperity, social cohesion an...

United Nations to vaccinate 10.5 million in Syria to fight polio outbreak

The United Nations has announced that it will vaccinate 2.5 million children and eight million others in Syria to prevent a widespread outbreak of polio.

At the sam...

Syria’s polio outbreak demands an immediate response

ON TOP of all the human misery inflicted upon the people of Syria by civil war, now comes the polio virus. The disease, which can lead to irreversible paralysis and death a...