India Announces Plan to Slow Emissions by Jim Yardley
With international talks on climate change starting next week in Copenhagen, India staked out its early position on Thursday by…
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Rich and poor countries have to give ground to get a deal in Copenhagen; then they must focus on setting…
Read MoreFunding, commitment gaps threaten gains in curbing measles deaths, UN warns
Global measles deaths have fallen by 78 per cent within the past decade, with vaccinations saving some 4.3 million lives,…
Read MoreWomen still suffer discrimination 30 years after global treaty banned it – UN chief
Thirty years after an international treaty banning discrimination against women came into force, women and girls are still suffering from…
Read MoreThe Religion Of Capitalism by Dilip Simeon
This small and readable book is a layperson’s introduction to India’s economic catastrophe. Since many people believe in an ongoing…
Read More‘Entrepreneurial journalists on a par with traditional media’ by G Ananthakrishnan
Journalists who have made the transition to independent online publishing measure themselves against the same professional bar that print journalists…
Read MoreBhopal Gas Tragedy: Endless nightmare by Subodh Varma
Twenty-five years have passed since that night of terror and death in Bhopal, which saw a cloud of deadly gases…
Read MoreDisabled continue to struggle for access by Laiqh A Khan
Government job reservation observed more in the breach Even as yet another International Day of Persons with Disabilities is being…
Read MoreFood inflation up at 17.47%, onions still costly
Food inflation soared to 17.47 per cent in the third week of November from 15.58 per cent a week ago,…
Read MoreNCPNR to intensify stir against illegal mining
The National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR) and other organisations have decided to hold a meeting on December…
Read MoreRolling out the changes
Manufacturers are using chemical additives to make greener tyres JOHN DUNLOP had a son who complained that his bicycle was…
Read MoreBhopal tragedy scientist stricken by GS Mudur
From the bed of an intensive care unit, Samavedam Sriramachari today recalled his two decades of research that helped demystify…
Read MoreGlobal economy to rise by 2.4 per cent in 2010, but recovery still ‘fragile’ – UN
The United Nations predicted today that the world economy would bounce back next year with a global growth rate of…
Read MoreWorld Bank loans India $1bn for Ganges river clean up
The World Bank has agreed to loan India $1bn (£600m) over the next five years to clean up the Ganges,…
Read MoreUN-backed report urges Pacific nations to scale up response to HIV/AIDS
A new United Nations-backed report calls on countries in the Pacific Ocean region to scale up their response to HIV…
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