India battling climate change and it is getting worse, warn experts

The experts said that climate change is not only raising temperatures and making India's heatwaves hotter, but also changing weather patterns that further drive dangerous weather extremes. IMAGE:......

'Vegetarianism can help'

'But one of the important things to remember is that what we are seeing today in India -- the destruction of the forests, the opening up of the forests to mining companies.''It's a horrifying thing......

Indian-American teen named first-ever TIME 'Kid of the Year'

Fifteen-year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, a "brilliant" young scientist and inventor, has been named by TIME magazine as the first-ever ‘Kid of the Year' for her "astonishing......

Is your brain connected to Wi-Fi?

Imagine a world in which a human only thinks, and a robot cooks the whole meal, says Kumar Abishek. Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and his secretive......

Big warnings from 2015 to save the environment

Another catastrophe awaits us - living in a more inequitable, insecure, and intolerant world, notes Sunita Narain. The year 2015 has come to an end. It was full of events that are......

Lessons for the govt to help crisis-hit farmers

The monsoon is our finance minister and it is not just capricious, but perhaps the most globalised Indian. We need to invest in the science of monsoons and weather forecasting, notes Sunita Narain.......

How Toyota trains India's teens

When Harish Hanumantharayappa returned to his native village of Buraganahalli, India, a few months ago, his old schoolmates thought he was weird. Harish, 17, came wearing a Toyota uniform: beige......

Which was the world's first postage stamp?

Of This and That FIRST may be an acronym for 'For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology', the word has a weird magical power. Everyone is in the rat race to be first......

Why Kartik Aaryan Wants Rs 100 CRORES!

'As an actor, I am very greedy. I feel my film should get good word of mouth, the critics must like it and it must get good box office collections.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik......

Palm Springs review

Any movie about time loops is bound to draw comparisons with the Bill Murray classic Groundhog Day, but Palm Springs holds rather well on its own, raves Sukanya Verma. 'Today, tomorrow, yesterday,......

Netflix has spent 3,000 crores on India programs

Since its entry in 2016, Netflix has announced over 60 titles to be sourced from India.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. IMAGE: Neena Gupta and her daughter Masaba in Masaba Masaba. Masaba Masaba is......

'I never saw myself gyrating to Govinda'

'If everybody knows your name, that's success. Isn't that what society tells us?''I experienced all that at a very young age.''So how come I wasn't happy?' IMAGE: Lisa Ray's famous photoshoot for......

How the world reacted to shocking news of Sharapova's failed drug test

IMAGE: Russia's Maria Sharapova has a drink during a practice session. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images. Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova's failed drug test at this year's......