Research publications on climate change have been coming in thick and fast with some even varying vastly from others.

On October 11, when the world celebrated International Girl Child Day, Mary Paul, director of the Vathsalya Charitable Trust made a presentation at St Charles Kannada School. "The principal says that

Everybody likes to talk about the environment, the latest ‘go green’ fads, the virtues of organic foods and the harmful effects of carbon emissions. Very few actually do anything more than talk. Kul

Every Thursday, a group of teenagers walk along Sarjapur Road to a nearby school. There, they train a group of pre-teen marathon aspirants. So, what is different about this?

The teenagers come from T

The BBMP’s garbage segregation plan is finally coming into effect, but there is still a lot of scepticism that surrounds the effort. Citizens are willing to go the extra mile, segregate their garbage

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When she was 25 years old, Reena Raju’s world came crashing down around her. Having graduated from the Good Shepherd Convent and Mount Carmel College, Reena was a state level hockey player, singer and