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Garlic Fails to Curb Yeast Infections

“In the lab, garlic is a potent antifungal, and women want natural alternatives,” said Dr. Watson, a researcher at the University of Melbourne and a nurse practiti...

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Climate Change This Week: The Good, The Bad, The Old, The New in 2013, and More!

Most Important Climate Message: “You CAN Do Something About It” is what people need to hear most, says a new study, reports Emily Atkin at ...

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Weaving a new tradition in women empowerment

Satyan Mishra, co founder and Managing Director of Drishtee, a social enterprise, stumbled upon a unique tradition while on a visit to Dharaha village in Bhagalpur, Bihar. Eve...

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‘Without the web, I’d still be searching for a diagnosis’

Amy Garton-Hughes is 22, but the size of an eight-year-old. She has Cockayne Syndrome – a rare genetic disorder which degenerates the body and shortens young lives.This...

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The Year the World Bank Fused Sustainable Development with Its Goals for the Future

The World Bank Group set two ambitious goals in 2013, and in the process made clear that one concept will underlie its actions toward both: sustainability. CLick her...

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Climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations

Shifts in climate – both large and small – are at least partly responsible for the rise and fall of many ancient civilizations. Could today’s climate change ...

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President makes ‘symbolic’ enrollment in ObamaCare, picks least expensive plan

President Obama enrolled over the weekend for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, the White House said Monday. The president, who is vacationing in Hawaii with ...

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The Age of Sustainable Development

LE CERCLE. Jeffrey D. Sachs – Our generation is truly the first that can end the ancient scourge of extreme poverty; yet it can also destroy the earth’s life-suppo...

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Experts discover new greenhouse gas

Scientists in Canada on Tuesday announced the discovery of a greenhouse gas with unprecedented potential to warm the Earth, and said the chemical has been lurking in...

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"Dark Money" Funds Climate Change Denial Effort

A Drexel University study finds that a large slice of donations to organizations that deny global warming are funnelled through third-party pass-through organizations that con...

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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE HUMAN FACTOR

Writer Ranjan Das Gupta reflects on emotional intelligence as a human, ethical and socia...

March 6 2026

A LAST CALL FOR THE PLANET

In this in-depth conversation with Vinta Nanda, Fr. Kureethadam Joshtrom reflects on eco...

March 5 2026

FORGOTTEN DANCING QUEEN OF HINDI CINEMA

The Last Dance: Tragedy of a Dancing Queen - Khalid Mohamed narrates the rise and fall o...

March 3 2026