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Harnessing Local Pride For Global Conservation

The toughest problems to solve are the ones that are hard to detect and require humans to change their behavior. That puts conservation at the top of the list. According to th...

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Life Through A Different Lens: Moscow's Jewish Film Festival

Tomorrow is opening night of the Moscow Jewish Film Festival, a cultural event offering Muscovites the chance to become acquainted with the world of Jewish professional cinema...

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Sonu Sood Raises Awareness About Skin Banking For Acid Attack Survivors

A charitable trust has invited the actor to help them organise a workshop for acid attack survivors and help them develop skills to sustain themselves.The actor, who is tarine...

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Stars Attend Best Friends Animal Society Nkla Super Adoption Weekend

Celebrities came out in full force to support Best Friends Animal Society's NKLASuper Adoption Weekend June 4 and 5 at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles. Hosted by Best Friends ...

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Media, Entertainment Industry To Hit $40 Billion By 2020: Pwc

India currently rules the roost as the largest cinema market in the world, and is expected to remain so till 2020, says PwC report The Indian media and entertainment sector gr...

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Hillary Clinton’s First Speech As Presumptive Nominee Puts ‘Women’s Issues’ Front And Center

In her first speech since she became the first female major party presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton put several traditionally sidelined “women’s issues” f...

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A Big Boost For Public Health

Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) is no longer a major public health problem in the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia region. The WHO South-East Asia Region ha...

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Changing Kenya’s Landscape For Wildlife And Jobseekers

Twenty years ago, this wildlife corridor in southern Kenya was in jeopardy. A scarcity of jobs in this impoverished, arid landscape meant people were hunting wild giraffe and ...

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CO2 Turned Into Stone In Iceland In Climate Change Breakthrough

The unique project promises a cheaper and more secure way of burying CO2 from fossil fuel burning underground, where it cannot warm the planet. Such carbon capture and storage...

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Short Film Festival Evokes Good Response In Salem

The day-long ‘Short Film Festival 2016’organised in connection with the 150 years of formation of Salem City held here on Sunday evoked overwhelming response. The ...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: 50 YEARS OF GARM HAWA

On Balraj Sahni’s birth anniversary, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at the lasting l...

May 1 2024

GENDER: A WIFE'S HILARIOUS TALE DURING IPL FEVER

Monojit Lahiri hilariously recounts the rollercoaster ride of being an IPL victim, with ...

May 1 2024

FESTIVALS: OPENING AND CLOSING FILMS AT KASHISH 2024

KASHISH 2024 unfurls Diversity with Gender-Queer and Transman focused films as its Openi...

April 30 2024