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16 Million Reasons To Be Optimistic About Polio

People often ask me how I know the world is getting better. I usually point to numbers like this one: Because of efforts to eradicate polio by groups like Rotary Internatio...

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Human Rights

When Will Land Rights For South Asian Women Become A Reality?

While Meghalaya’s ancient culture empowers indigenous women with land ownership, legal protections to own and manage property are missing.In Meghalaya, India’s ...

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Sustainable Development

Beyond Binaries: PeriPhery, A Startup That Finds Jobs For Trans People

Ever looked at a transgender beggar at a signal and wondered why they can’t get jobs instead? After all, they look fit enough. But how many of us will actually rub sh...

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Environment

Bat Attacks On Humans Increasing Due To Urbanisation and Deforestation

'Diseases in bats have been around for a long time and historically have not been a problem. Now, there is cause for concern,' expert says Bats have been attacking humans i...

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Festivals

Goop Festival: Gwyneth Glows Like A Radioactive Swan

With its kale ice-cream, rose quartz eggs and inhouse shaman, Paltrow’s ‘wellness adventure’ is silly and fun. But is it only for rich, white people who a...

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Hollywood

James Cameron And Zoe Saldana - What Would The Ocean Say?

Presented by filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron and the Avatar Alliance Foundation, What Would the Ocean Say? debuted at the United Natio...

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Environment

The River That Tamil Nadu Often Forgets

For four days in July-August, which is the Tamil month of Adi, there is a festival at the temple on the hills just downstream of the Karaiyar dam across the River Tamirabar...

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Health

Centre Plans Saas-Bahu Meets To Promote Family Planning

In a bid to promote family planning, the Union Health Ministry plans to organise Saas-Bahu Sammelans in 146 districts where the fertility rate is 3 or more. The national av...

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This Year's Most Expertly Choreographed Ad Has A Superb Ending That Explains Everything

Here’s a commercial that should undoubtedly charm the Film judges at Cannes. It’s a spot out of Japan by agency Mori Inc., featuring incredible mathematical cho...

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Sustainable Development

A Delicate Balancing Act: Sustainability At Stella MCCartney

Claire Bergkamp, Head of Sustainability and Ethical Trade at Stella McCartney, grew up in Montana. The northwestern state is sparsely populated and nicknamed the “lan...

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