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UP’s Mini-Grid Policy Tries To Boost Rural Electrification

Following its move to allow a special status to mini-solar-grids, the Uttar Pradesh government released details on the mini-grid policy last week. Under the scheme, the state ...

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Fracking To Prompt Sharp Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emmissions

Fracking is set to lead to a sharp rise in emissions of climate changing greenhouse gases, newly undermining industry and government claims that shale gas is a relatively clea...

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Miami Film Festival Announces 2016 Winners

The Miami International Film Festival announced the winners of its 33rd edition on Saturday, with Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan” winning the Knight Competition ...

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Kalki Koechlin: Cinema Not The Only Means To Change Mindset About Women

"Cinema is a dominant but not the only means to change people's mindset about women," she said at an event on women safety in the national capital. The 32-year-old actress, wh...

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Katy Perry Supports New Campaign With Nickelodeon International’s Together For Good And Unicef

Nickelodeon International’s Together for Good andUNICEF have joined forces to educate and inspire kids around the world to tackle discrimination and inequality in their ...

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Financial Jharkhand: Women Hockey Players Learn English To Break Language Barrier

Sonal Minz may hail from Simdega, a remote region in Jharkhand, but that’s not where she wants to remain all her life. A goalkeeper with the Indian women’s hockey ...

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Punjab Financial Inclusion Of Women In Five Charts

One billion women – more than 40% of the women around the world – don’t have access to formal financial services, according to Global Findex.The gender finan...

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Doctors Punjab Health Spend More On Salaries Less On Care

Two separate reports relating to health and healthcare in Punjab released last week have underlined that the poor, especially in rural areas, remain the most vulnerable to can...

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Transition From Millennium Development Goals To Sustainable Development Goals In India

India has made a significant progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and some targets have been achieved. However progress has been mixed. There is a scope to...

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Witness To Climate Change: Remembering Photographer Gary Braasch

Portland environmental photographer Gary Braasch described himself as a witness to climate change. He dedicated himself to making images that helped the rest of the world witn...

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GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024

POWERFUL PEOPLE: USHA UTHUP - THE QUEEN OF POP

Celebrating Usha Uthup’s five-decade journey as a musical trailblazer, cultural am...

November 21 2024