Ban Ki-moon Calls for Sustainable Industrial Development, Jobs for Young People

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday outlined a four-point plan aimed at achieving sustainable industrial development, which includes generating mor e jobs for young...

Centre joins hands with Gates for universal sanitation

With the objective of addressing sanitation related health concerns, the Urban Development Ministry and the Bill & Milinda Gates Foundation have agreed on a partnership...

Jairam Ramesh to Head Panel on Global Research Platform

Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has been named to chair a global research platform panel on sustainable development instituted by an alliance of organisations such as U...

Let?s talk about the weather

Diplomacy in the 21st century promises to take on a very different character and content from what has been practised in the past. Issues like energy security and climate c...

Stars power city NGO’s anti-trafficking fight

Multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ben Harper sang and played the guitar in an old church in New York while Hollywood actress and television personality Serinda Swan...

Hillary Clinton Unveils Early Literacy Toolkit For Pediatricians And Parents

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton discussed the role that pediatricians and parents can play in promoting young children’s early learning during her re...

Ron White Dares Margo Rey In Breast Cancer Charity Campaign

Ron White, stand-up comedian and actor (Horrible Bosses, Sex and the City 2, The Fluffy Movie) has partnered with Darelicious ??the premiere online destination where you ca...

The HeartString: Counting where it matters for Maternal Health

This is a guest post by Rachel Zaslow, executive director of Mother Health International, a partner of Segal Family Foundation. Imagine it is pouring rain. You are deep in ...

The 16th Mumbai Film Festival Begins With Much Fanfare

•  Inaugurated by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the festival is off to a stupendous start
•  International film ‘Serena’ opens fil...
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