Priorities

Global warming’s impact on humans far more immediate

Top climate scientists are gathering in Japan this week to finish up a report on the impact of global warming. And they say if you think climate change is only faced by some f...

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Government urged to promote use of solar energy

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Sustainable Development Focus (SUDEF) in Sunyani has called on government to focus on solar energy to enable the nation benefit from its...

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DBT to embark on new research programme for innovative solutions in ‘maternal and new born care’

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) will soon embark on a new research programme to conceive innovative solutions and promote community-directed research and service in the ...

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Pollution levels in Indian cities progressively getting worse

A study pointing that the pollution levels in New Delhi is worse than that of Beijing may have been quoting the data from the worst period of the year but the air quality in I...

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India, Singapore win 2014 UN Water for Life award

India and Singapore have won the 2014 edition of the UN-Water’s Water for Life Best Practices Award for their sustainable practices of water resources. This was announce...

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Toronto to play host to maternal, child health summit in May

Canada will host an international summit on maternal, newborn and child health in Toronto at the end of May, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday. Harper said the summ...

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Empowering Girls Is A Human Right and Part of Sustainable Development

Many of us are shaped by what we experience as a child. In high-income countries, girls have lives often full of possibilities and choices, while for those girls in low- and m...

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Global warming may increase methane emissions from freshwater ecosystems

New research led by the University of Exeter suggests that rising global temperatures will increase the quantity of the key greenhouse gas methane emitted from freshwater ecos...

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India’s child mortality rate may worsen despite govt efforts

India’s child mortality rate may worsen despite the government’s efforts to lower it because of a dearth of funding, according to the India Philanthropy Report 201...

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Small farmers hold the key for sustainable growth

Sustainable agricultural growth and food security lie in the hands of small and marginal farmers, who hold 80 per cent of country’s farms, Vice-Chancellor of Acharya N.G...

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RETROSCOPE: MIRACLE AND ‘THE CURSE’ OF JAI SANTOSHI MAA

Khalid Mohamed looks back at 1975, the year of Sholay and the miraculous success of Jai ...

October 22 2025

MOVIES: A GENTLE DOWNPOUR OF INDIE SUCCESS

Ritopriyo Saha’s short film Chhoti Baarish (Little Rain) is creating ripples acros...

October 19 2025

POWERFUL PEOPLE: THE QUESTION UNANSWERED

As India celebrates the birth centenary of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the Bard of the Brahmapu...

October 18 2025