Global warming is very real. It does not matter how much the world leaders may ignore the problem, global warming is causing climate change. Prolonged heat-wave conditions, in other words, a summer lasting up to eight months, could be the new norm by the 2070s for the Gangetic plains, if greenhouse-gas emissions are not cut to limit the global temperature …

There is a provision in the H1B visa which may allows Indians workers to work for more than one company. The rule is not new but it is also something that is often ignored. The H1B Visa is one of the most sought after visas among Indian IT Professional workers. The H1B visa allows the US companies to employ foreign …

Control Risks CEO Richard Fenning spoke at length during his visit to India about the issues in cybersecurity that will prevail in the coming year. Control Risks is a specialist risks consultancy firm that has its operations spread all over the planet and it also specializes in political, security and integrity risks. With its headquarters in London, it has its …

Air pollution is a major concern for humanity. According to the World Health Organization, it is also the single largest environmental risk that humans face. However, the concept of air pollution was always global and has never been local. Until now. Researchers have put together a map which shows the level of air pollution in a place and also shows …

The Hangzhou Court in China had its trial run with its Cyber Court yesterday. The court is set to handle six different types of cases in matters of civil and administrative internet-related disputes. Yesterday’s first case was a copyright infringement case between a novelist and a web company. The web company had offered the novelist’s book to its subscribers without …

There are close to a million children abandoned in China and the rate of adoption of children from orphanages is less than half of the rate of abandonment. Even though China has policies for family planning, a 24-year-old woman was arrested for abandoning her child and she could face up to five years of imprisonment. Identified only by her surname …