Facing Reality: Climate Change

Delegates at the international climate talks in Warsaw, which end Friday, lamented Japan?s move as a blow to worldwide efforts to slow global warming. In the Philippines, w...

Ram Leela Review: A depraved fantasy

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela is yet another testament to Bollywood’s perversion of
Shakespearean formulas. The film hides behind a tasteful aesthetic,...

Azim Hashim Premji, Top of the list for the most generous Indian

Close on the heels of releasing its second edition of Hurun India Rich List, China-
based magazine Hurun Report launched the inaugural Hurun India Philanthropy
Li...

A Healthier Global Health Agenda

LONDON – On September 25, world leaders will meet in New York at a special session of the United Nations to chart a path to a new set of Sustainable Development Goals...

Drought followed by brain: How climate change spurred evolution of human intelligence

Scientists show shifts from dry to wet and back in East Africa’s Rift Valley caused the development of the human brain.

Humans evolved their ...

BLOOD ON THE DIGITAL DANCE FLOOR

It’s hard to steer clear from the political process in India any longer, hard to ignore the shrill cacophony that dominates as well as overpowers sensibilities and wi...

In 2000, the UN set eight goals that changed the world. They expire in 2015, what next?

AN UNCERTAIN BEGINNING

Although it was several years ago, I still remember how Melinda and I felt when we learned about the Millennium Development Goals. We were ho...

Day 7 is memorable at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival

Mumbai, October 23, 2013: Excitement governed Day 7 of the 15th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival organized by the Mumbai Association of Moving Images (M...

Gravity Review

The overview effect is described as the phenomenon astronauts experience when looking back at the earth from space. It is described to inspire an enormous sense of awe at t...