In times of an emergency or crisis situation, social media offers some of the fastest and most effective tools for getting critical life-saving information to the people. Those affected seek help on social media while many others connect in virtual space to organise relief and take it to the right place. Twitter India’s Public Policy Head Mahima Kaul tells New Delhi blog how these virtual communities are playing a significant role

Diplomats from around the world have spent more than 20 years trying unsuccessfully to hammer out a United Nations agreement on climate change. This year, wh...

Mike Shirk of Life Disabled demonstrates a unique system that allows him to take photographs despite having almost no use of his hands and fingers.

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. There’s a new buzz phrase in tech circles these days: The Internet ...

Gregory Heller, CEO of American Communities Trust, spent years working on social impact building projects in distressed communities, and wondered why the mos...

Small amounts of money can create huge change. Through microfinance, entrepreneurs are earning a living with dignity. Tom Eggert has been at the forefront of...

VICE News gets rare access to Europe’s largest primate testing facility, the Biomedical Primate Research Center (BPRC) in the Netherlands, where scientists t...