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  • The Unstoppable Destruction of Forests
    Baher Kamal Inter Press Service   The world’s forests are being degraded and lost at a staggering rate of 3.3 million hectares per year. While their steady destruction in many Asian countries cont
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Forests Help Quench Urban Thirst
    René Castro Salazar Inter Press Service   The next time you turn on the tap to fill the kettle, you might want to spare a thought for the forest that made it possible. It may be a hundred kilometre
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Modern ports must for growth of India's world trade: Modi
    Ahmedabad, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said developing modern ports was important for India to cement its position in the global trade sector.   He said Kandla Port in Kutch
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Highest-ever food grain production this year: Agriculture Minister
    New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Good monsoon for consecutive two years, coupled with farmer-friendly policies and decisions of the Modi government, is going to result into highest-ever production of foodgrain in the c
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Melania, Ivanka forego wearing headscarves in Saudi Arabia
    Washington, May 22 (IANS) First lady Melania Trump and the oldest child of President Donald Trump, Ivanka, on Sunday created controversy in the US when they refused to wear headscarves in Saudi Arabia.  
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Exercise, healthy diet lowers risk of colon cancer recurrence
    San Francisco, May 22 (IANS) Colon cancer patients who have a healthy body weight, exercise regularly and eat a diet high in whole grains, fruits and vegetables have a significantly lower risk of cancer recurre
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Want to do roles which are beyond looking pretty: Manisha Koirala
    Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Her flawless skin texture and glowing face made her count as one of the prettiest faces to emerge in Bollywood. In her comeback film "Dear Maya", Manisha Koirala -- who was on a hiatus fro
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Here's why girls should never take diet pills
    London, May 22 (IANS) Is your teenaged daughter popping pills to shed weight? Beware, she may be at an increased risk of harming hormones, growth as well as mental health, researchers warned.   The f
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Harsh Vardhan takes charge as new Environment Minister
    New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Union Science Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday took charge of the Environment Ministry -- an additional portfolio allotted to him following the sudden demise of previous incumbent Anil
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Air pollution linked to DNA damage in children, teenagers
    New York, May 22 (IANS) High levels of traffic-related air pollution may lead to a specific type of DNA damage called telomere shortening in children and teenagers, warns a study.   Young people with
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Suresh Prabhu flags off high-speed Tejas Express
    Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday flagged off the country's first high-speed and feature rich train Tejas Express from Chatrapati Shivaji Station here.   The new premium
    / 22nd May 2017
  • China to block India's NSG bid again
    Beijing, May 22 (IANS) China on Monday said it has not changed its position on India's membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), indicating it will again block New Delhi's plea at the plenary session in
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Jaitley files fresh defamation suit of Rs 10 cr against Kejriwal
    New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday filed a second civil defamation suit of Rs 10 crore in the Delhi High Court against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the word "crook" used by
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Why coalitions among NE militant groups won't work
    IANS | May 22 Chronic attacks of the insurgency virus for decades has made the people of northeast apparently immune to the scourge. The relentless operations by security agencies have forced some of the mil
    / 22nd May 2017
  • 'Heat index' finds poorest areas most vulnerable to heat waves
    By Mukta Patil IANS | Indiaspend People living in underdeveloped parts of central India are most vulnerable to the health impacts of heat waves, a Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) for India has found. &nbs
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Childbearing expenses push 47% of women into poverty
    Devanik Saha IANS | Indiaspend   Catastrophic maternal healthcare expenses push 46.6 per cent mothers in India into poverty -- with the illiterate being especially susceptible -- according to a Dece
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Indus cascade a Himalayan blunder - for Pakistan
    By Joydeep Gupta IANS | May 22 The five dams forming the North Indus River Cascade that China has just promised to finance and build in Pakistan -- including Pakistan-administered Kashmir -- has the poten
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Ford to fire CEO Fields as challenges mount – sources
    PARIS/DETROIT, May 22 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. is set to replace Chief Executive Mark Fields with James Hackett, the head of its mobility arm, company sources said, responding to growing investor unease over
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Philippines, China play down Duterte's talk of war in disputed sea
    MANILA, May 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines and China played down on Monday a warning by President Rodrigo Duterte that China would go to war if the Philippines drilled for oil in the disputed South China Sea.
    / 22nd May 2017
  • Bangkok hospital bomb wounds 24, junta blames its opponents
    BANGKOK, May 22 (Reuters) - A bomb at a hospital in the Thai capital wounded 24 people on Monday, the third anniversary of a 2014 military coup, the government said, with the army chief blaming groups opposed t
    / 22nd May 2017
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