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No Debate On Healthcare In India

My former domestic help came to work one day in the early weeks of demonetisation, looking dreadfully ill. She had fever and the local pharmacies were refusing to sell her dru...

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The Great Indian Rural Vacation

Airbnb, the peer-to-peer network for rental accommodation, recently signed a partnership with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (Sewa), a non-profit, for rural home-...

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The Ice Is Breaking: The Famed Winter Chadar Trek In Ladakh

The famed winter Chadar trek in Ladakh is drawing increasing hordes of adventurers every year. At what cost? Tundup Wangail still remembers the first time he set foot on the f...

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Can Wearable Sensors Tell When You're Sick?

It may one day be possible to spot illness the same way many of us already track our exercise habits and sleep patterns: with wearable sensors, researchers say. In a new study...

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A New Year Reminder: India's HIV Bill Does Little To Ensure Access To Treatment

Since pressure to draft the HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014, began to be mounted more than a decade ago, socio-political circumstances have considerably chang...

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Handmade, Upcycled And Women-Powered ‘Chindi’

As most beautiful things do, Chindi started as a fun project from Tanushri Shukla’s love for knitting. Along with a friend who loved to crochet, the duo started making s...

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Massive Telescope Will Be Upgraded To Study The Nearest Exoplanets To Earth

One of the biggest space stories of 2016 was the discovery of the Earth-scale planet Proxima b in orbit around Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun. Located only 4.2 ...

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Dutch Electric Trains Become 100% Powered By Wind Energy

All Dutch electric trains are now powered by wind energy, the national railway company NS has said . “Since 1 January, 100% of our trains are running on wind energy,&rdq...

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Three Things I’ve Learned About The Real Meaning Of Gender Equality

When I started the Red Elephant Foundation in 2013, six months after I turned 25, I was still wet behind the ears about gender equality. Growing up in Chennai, India I lived t...

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Why Are Women Worldwide Not Using Contraceptives—Even Though They Don’t Want a Pregnancy?

Significant numbers of women worldwide don't use birth control due to fears of side effects, negative beliefs about contraception, and because they don't think they need it at...

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KALA GHODA ARTS FESTIVAL 2026: AHEAD OF CURVE

Mumbai’s iconic Kala Ghoda Arts Festival returns for its 26th edition, transformin...

January 31 2026

WHEN INDEPENDENT FILMS FIND THEIR AUDIENCE

From festival screenings to public platforms, WIFF Mumbai celebrates a defining moment a...

January 30 2026

HOUSEFULL WITHOUT AUDIENCES: THE BOX-OFFICE ILLUSION

When marketing noise replaces footfalls and perception trumps participation, Indian cine...

January 29 2026