Innovative India water plant opens in Madras
A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say.
View ArticleIndia set to ratify international convention on child labour
New Delhi: Accelerating its fight against child labour, India is now preparing a roadmap for ratification of an international convention that prohibits child labour in hazardous occupations.
View ArticleIndia Rejects Mining Project to Protect Indigenous Tribal Land
The Indian government has rejected a controversial mining project that it believes would have threatened the survival of an indigenous tribal group.
View ArticleSouth Asian tennis pair rally for peace at US Open
'Stop War, Start Tennis' is the message from two players in Friday's men's doubles final at the US Open.
View ArticleRescuing girls from sex slavery
By raiding brothels, patrolling the India-Nepal border and providing safe shelter and support services, Koirala and Maiti Nepal have helped rescue and rehabilitate more than 12,000 Nepali women and...
View ArticleOnce a rising star, chef now feeds hungry
Krishnan founded his nonprofit Akshaya Trust in 2003. Now 29, he has served more than 1.2 million meals -- breakfast, lunch and dinner -- to India's homeless and destitute, mostly elderly people...
View Article27 children rescued from circus company
HYDERABAD: Twenty seven children, including nine Nepali nationals were rescued at Chittoor from a circus company.
View ArticleGates, Buffett urge India’s rich to pledge their billions
Two of the world's richest men, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett were in New Delhi and have taken the initiative to convince Indian billionaires to join in their philanthropic efforts.
View ArticleIndia’s top court imposes ban on ‘toxic’ pesticide
India's top court on Friday temporarily banned use of the pesticide endosulfan, which the government has resisted blacklisting despite curbs imposed in 60 other countries over health concerns.
View ArticleIndia introduces e-waste law
A campaign forfronted by Greenpeace has after 6 years finally led to a legislation that make producers financially liable for the products they produces after the products life-span.
View Article10 new frogs discovered in India’s great rainforest
Ten new species of frog have been discovered in India's Western Ghats according to two new papers in Biosystematica. Although human populations have farmed in the Western Ghats for centuries, the new...
View ArticleGovernment Plans Blanket Ban on Child Labour
The central government of India is contemplating a blanket ban on child labour, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal informed the Rajya Sabha Friday.
View ArticleIndia on the cusp of eradicating polio
India is on the verge of eradicating polio with only one case reported in 2011, making it the “longest ever polio free period”, a health ministry official said Monday.
View ArticleApparel exporters to end child labour, cleanse supply
Censured for engaging child labour by gloabl apparel brands, the Indian apparel export industry has decided to adopt zero tolerance on child labour and cleanse the supply chain.
View ArticleIndian Man, Jadav Payeng, Single-Handedly Plants A 1,360 Acre Forest In Assam
An Indian man has single-handedly grown a sprawling forest on a 1,360 acre (550-hectare) sandbar in the middle of the Brahmaputra. It now has many endangered animals, including at least five tigers,...
View ArticleState of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
Several hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia depend, to varying degrees, on the freshwater reservoirs of the Himalayan glaciers. Consequently, it is important to detect the potential impact...
View ArticleNew Solar Program From SunEdison Aims to Eradicate Darkness in India
As technology improves and concerns continue to rise about energy availability and security, there’s much debate here in the U.S. about what kinds of energy sources governments and utilities should be...
View ArticleBuddha tree alive and healthy at age 2,500
The 2,500-year-old tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment is alive and healthy, Indian scientists said Thursday.
View ArticleHurdle cleared on total ban on child labour in India
Employing children below 14 years will now attract a maximum jail term of three years or a fine of up to Rs 50,000 with the Union Cabinet on Tuesday clearing a proposal by the Labour Ministry to...
View ArticlePakistan and India strike new visa deal easing travel
Pakistan and India have agreed on visa terms aimed at easing travel between the two countries.
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