Canada varsity honours Green Revolution pioneer

Dr M S Swaminathan, who was among the scientists instrumental in heralding India's Green Revolution, will be conferred with an honourary degree by the University of Alberta, Edmonton, on October 7.......

Hackers deface UN website

Hackers struck the United Nations Internet site in the weekend replacing the Secretary-General's message with anti-war slogans, prompting the world body to deploy its technicians to assess the......

Indian scientist develops solar vaccine cooler

Resurgence of polio in parts of India could be attributed to faulty storage of vaccines, but an Indian scientist has invented a solar vaccine cooler for use in rural parts where electricity is in......

'We are looking at flying an Indian into space'

'It's vital that over the next 10 years, that India, the US and the Artemis Accords family of nations come together to ensure that we not only return humanity to the moon, but that we build the......

IIT-B mooted to provide climate solutions

Alumni and directors of all IITs have proposed a virtual centre at IIT-Bombay for Climate Change Science, which would co-ordinate work of all environment related faculty across these premier......

COLUMN: The goals and challenges of Rio+20

The bad news about the environment far outweighs small advances that have been made, writes Rajni Bakshi.Twenty years ago, it was mostly people who were displaced by dams, mines and other projects......

Green Scorecard: Private sector holds upper hand?

But the toughest opposition to a strategy for halting climate change also comes from entrenched private interests, says Rajni Bakshi. Those who have been despairing about the spectre of climate......

COLUMN: Can India Inc deliver tomorrow's economy?

Corporations are still hard-wired for the old 'brown' economy which aims to generate only shareholder value not stakeholder value, ruesRajni Bakshi.At a time when politicians seem to be taking the......

What sportspersons must do to combat climate change

'I know that people say that you should keep sports and politics separate, but that has never been the case' IMAGE: Spectators take cover as rain falls on day one of the 2020 Australian Open at......

ICC approves rule change to DRS

IMAGE: Morne Morkel of South Africa and his team-mates wait for a DRS challenge decision (Picture for representational purpose only). Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images. The International......

How India can find the next Sunil Chhetri

Former Manchester United and Mumbai City forward Diego Forlan and La Liga's managing director for India Jose Antonio Cachaza discussed ways for India to become a footballing powerhouse. Norma......

Hockey: Systems engineering can make India champs

Field hockey has long been the popular team sport in India in which the country has woneight Olympic gold medals in the last century. In the last few years, the country has not been doing too well......

Cricket Buzz: Women umpires to make history in Adelaide

India 'A' bundled out England Lions for 140 to take a 252-run first-innings lead and the upper hand on Day 2 of the second unofficial Test in Mysuru on Thursday. IMAGE: Australia's Eloise......