Synthetic vaccine sought to finally eradicate polio

An international team of scientists is to try to develop a wholly artificial vaccine to combat polio.

The disease is very...

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...

Duchess Of Cornwall Announced As President Of Women Of The World Festival

The Duchess of Cornwall has been announced as the President of Southbank Centre’s WOW – Women of the World Festival. The launch of WOW in 2011 and the opening o...

Vanita Kohli Khandekar: The return of the storytellers

Congressman Frank Underwood is livid when he discovers that he will not get the Secretary of State position he was promised by a president whom he helped get elected. He th...

Health literacy key to improving health outcomes in South East Asia

The South East Asia Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with Deakin University, has today (10 February) launched a set of health literacy...

Asian cities to be worst hit by climate change.

Governments are finding it difficult to cope with the swelling population Fast-growing cities in Asia will be the worst affected by climate change because of their swelling...

ONE UP ON KAPIL SHARMA

Watching the Mahashivratri special episode of Comedy Nights with Kapil, it was evident that the two child actors of Colors prime time shows enjoy immense popularity; and wh...

Nicole Scherzinger Meets Children In Manila For UNICEF

Singer and UNICEF UK supporter, Nicole Scherzinger, has posted photos on Instagram of her experiences meeting children and their families living in poverty. Nicole, who is ...

Amitabh Bachchan to take part in AP Government’s campaign on health

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan would take part in an awareness campaign of Andhra Pradesh Government on health issues like maternal and child mortality. “The Pri...