How Did A Celibate 82-Year-Old Buddhist Monk Contract HIV?

An 82-year-old celibate Buddhist abbot from Cambodia has been diagnosed with HIV. His doctor was the cause: He was reusing syringes and infected a reported 272 individuals,...

A Sound Economy Needs A Sound Environment

Going by our Intelligence Bureau (IB) and some of the voices in the government, anyone asking for the protection of the country’s forests, its rivers or its coasts is...

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SNEHA INVITES YOU TO A FESTIVAL OF ART, HEALTH AND RECYCLING

A Mumbai-based non-profit organisation, SNEHA targets four large public health areas: ...

841 deaths due to swine flu, matter of great concern: Govt

NEW DELHI: 841 people have died in the country due to swine flu since January 1 this year, which is a matter of “great concern” and the situation is being monit...

Care about global climate change? Then fight local air pollution

Leaders of developing countries should take a look at a new study by professors and researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the University of Chicago, and keep it in mind when th...

Millions at risk from rapid sea rise in Sundarbans

The tiny hut sculpted out of mud at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol and his family to lie down. The water has taken everything else from them, a...

Pocket Films unveils ‘O Mother’ a silent take on AIDS and motherhood

Mumbai, February, 2015: Pocket Films, known for bringing compelling short films to the forefront is here with a unique film ‘O Mother’...

Is A Number Crunching Agency Needed?

Vinta Nanda, Filmmaker-

Box office figures should be accurate. Yes, Bollywood should take help of agencies like Rentrak a...

Online portal signs up 300 celebrities for charity

An Indian online firm primarily catering to the cause of charity has recently signed up 300 celebrities, including Bollywood personalities Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padu...