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This Small Town In Kerala Is All Set To Become The First Carbon Neutral Panchayat In The State

In June 2016, people of Meenangadi, a small town in Kerala, pledged to make it the first carbon neutral panchayat in the state. Today, in the span of seven months, the town is...

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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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National Human Rights Commission Raises Concern Over School Infrastructure

Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) H L Dattu here on Monday expressed concern over poor infrastructure in schools, land acquisition without proper compensa...

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Living With Robots Will Change Humans in Unexpected Ways

We will love our robots. That much is hardwired into the human brain, according to Kate Darling, a research specialist at the MIT Media Lab.From the heartfelt outpouring of so...

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New Species Of Gibbon Discovered In China

Scientists have discovered a new species of gibbon living in south-west China’s rainforests. Although scientists had been studying the primate for some time, new researc...

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Goa To Host Second Edition Of Science Film Festival Of India

The Vidnyan Parishad, a science movement, will host the second edition of the Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI) in Goa from January 17 to 20 at ESG Panaji. The three-da...

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4-Day Film-Music Package On Caste-Based Discrimination

Thought-provoking stories of the trials and resistance against caste-based discrimination are the focus of a four-day film and music package at the ongoing third edition of th...

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Great Time For Indian Actors In Global Cinema: Priyanka Chopra

Actress Priyanka Chopra believes it is a great time for Indian actors to make a mark globally as the West is opening up to talent from in Mumbai. Priyanka has created a space ...

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Alicia Keys Envisions An End To AIDS In Empowering Africa Campaign

Africa contains 16% of the world’s population, and has over 30% of the world’s remaining natural resources, yet it is also the poorest and most underdeveloped cont...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: DEBASMITA DASGUPTA HAS COME A LONG WAY

“The most gratifying part of running this publication is that unique and immensely...

May 16 2024

POLITICS: BURING FIRES, THREATNING GOONS

Humra  Quraishi calls out the BJP government for its apathy towards the raging fire...

May 15 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: THE THIRD SKY IS AN ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER STORIES FROM ASSAM

A Fresh Perspective on Queer Studies in Assamese: ‘Tritiya Akash’. Utpal Dat...

May 14 2024