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India Hits Its U.N. Poverty-Cutting Target, but Misses Others
India is on track to cut poverty in half by the end of this year, compared to 2000 levels, but needs to do more to improve education and empower women, a United Nations report...
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TN aims to bring down maternal mortality rate, says TNHSP Director
The Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP) is working towards reducing Tamil Nadu’s maternal mortality rate (MMR) to 45 per one lakh live births by 2017 from the curr...
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Now there’s a way to diagnose HIV with a smartphone
Researchers at Columbia University have developed a gadget that can test for syphilis and HIV via a smartphone or tablet. Here’s how it works: The “dongle” d...
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Fossil fuel companies are the greatest threat to life’s party – not greens
People who argue it’s a good idea to respect nature’s thresholds get labelled spoilsports, but the real party-poopers are those who recognise no limits at all &ldq...
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CAN MOBILE BANKING REVOLUTIONIZE THE LIVES OF THE POOR?
IN THE VILLAGE OF Sori along the banks of Kenya’s Lake Victoria, fishing has long been the lynchpin of the local economy. Jobs here are largely divided by gender: men ca...
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India’s maternal mortality rate drops further
According to the recent data from the registrar general of India, ministry of home affairs, Kerala continues to register the lowest MMR at 61 per one lakh live births, followe...
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Barrier Reef coral genetically altered in hope of surviving climate change
Coral species from different climes being mixed as a form of ?assisted evolution? to see if it will help them adapt more quickly to rising sea temperatures The Australian gove...
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The business case for improving human lives: David Kiu
Helping deliver on sustainable social development outcomes that drive human progress should be the topmost priority for businesses, says David Kiu, vice president of sustainab...
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Maternal Depression Often Starts Before Giving Birth, Study Says
A large new study has documented unexpected links in the timing and severity of symptoms of maternal depression, which could help mothers and doctors better anticipate and tre...
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India 'walking the talk' on climate change, says environment minister
Prakash Javadekar says India will not limit itself to ?business as usual? on global warming, following pressure from Barack Obama for climate action India?s government on Tues...
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