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Climate Change Data Becomes Beautiful Nature Illustrations

For artist Jill Pelto, communicating the seriousness of climate change has become a personal mission. She does so in an unconventional manner— by using graphs as the com...

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Expectant Government Launches 'Mahila-E-Haat' To Encourage Women Entrepreneurship

Today, 8th March, is International Women’s Day and what could be a better day to flag off some women-centric initiatives in India. After all, women are at par with men i...

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Over 90% Expectant Mothers In Jharkhand Unaware Of Health, Nutrition

More than 90% expectant mothers in rural areas are unaware of health and nutrition issues, the Jharkhand Economic Survey 2015-16 has shown. The state has one of the country&rs...

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Kids Raise Rights Issues In Children's Parliament

Suman Prasad, a class IX student from Tangra is a feisty child activist who does not blink an eyelid in asking questions on quality education and better infrastructure in gove...

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Plastic-Eating Bacteria Could Help Make Trash Disappear

A durable plastic called PET is considered a major environmental hazard because it's highly resistant to breakdown. But researchers have found a potential new match for this h...

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These 5 Countries Are The Worst Environmental Offenders

Each year, Yale's Environmental Performance Index(EPI) ranks 180 countries based on how well they've fared at protecting human health and vulnerable ecosystems.The EPI creates...

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India’s Female Scavengers Enslaved By Caste, Gender Discrimination

New legislation in India to crack down on the practice of forcing mainly the poorest women to clear other people’s excreta will have little impact unless deeply entrench...

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Empty Promises And Dead Children

Buried among the 169 targets contained in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – adopted by the United Nations last September amid a blaze of glitzy events, celebrit...

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Policy Shame: Sick, Rare And Ignored

Rare diseases are a diverse set of over 7,000 different conditions that afflict an estimated 1 in 20 Indians and 350 million people worldwide. Put simply, it means that every ...

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For Teens In Crisis The Next Text Could Be A Lifesaver

The message to the Crisis Text Line was answered by Aaron Amrich, a volunteer crisis counselor based in California. It was sent by a 19-year-old woman who wrote that she was f...

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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