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Is Climate Change Killing The Great Barrier Reef?

Divers swimming along the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeastern tip witnessed a sobering sight this week.This area, off the coast of Lizard Island near Cooktow...

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Bhutan Tackles Violence Against Women For "Refusing Sex, Burning The Dinner"

Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter."He used to lay his hands on me at every...

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World Health Day To Focus On Food Safety This Year

Food poisoning and diarrhoeal infection are the two leading causes of food-borne illnesses in India. Moreover, due to lack of laboratories and shortage of manpower, many outbr...

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62,500 Child Marriages In Tamil Nadu, Chennai Leads

Chennai tops the list of districts in TN with most married girls under 15 years of age, according to recent data released by Census 2011. With 5,480 girls under the age of 15 ...

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Water Is More Than A Job For Them

Celebrations for World Water Day 2016 in Nagaon, Assam personify passion by honouring grassroots water-workers for their thankless efforts. "A job isn’t just a job. It&r...

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Empowered TN Fisher folk Challenge Urbanisation

Should a fishing hamlet be lost to an elevated Beach Expressway? No!, say the fisherfolk of Olcott and OdaiKuppam who claim their rights over coastal commons using community s...

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Resistant Is Gender Equality A Design Problem?

Simple redesigns of working life can make big differences in helping women overcome institutional biases. Because humans are naturally biased—we evolved to use stereotyp...

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Medicine For Drug - Resistant TB Launched

On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched Bedaquiline — new drug for Drug Resistant TB — as part of the national programme. The dru...

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Bonded Labourers In Brick Kilns Slowly Learn They Have Rights

Thousands of brick kiln workers in Maharashtra are learning from activists that they have the right to a minimum wage, basic amenities and fair treatment - but remain in debt ...

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Should We Look Beyond 'Jobs' To 'Livelihoods' This World Water Day?

With water resources dwindling at a rapid rate globally and its predicted serious impacts on economies and livelihoods, World Water Day 2016 celebrated every year on March 22,...

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PHULE'S THIRD EYE RECLAIMS RELEVANCE

The Third Eye, Opens Again: Phule's Forgotten Play Speaks Powerfully to Our Times. The d...

July 23 2026

LEADERSHIP WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE GENDERED

Sushmita Chowdhary examines the enduring barriers women face in leadership, connecting I...

July 23 2026

FILM CRITICS SHAPE INDIAN CINEMA

Film Critics And Indian Cinema…Perfectly-Unmatched!? India, the world’s lar...

July 22 2026