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Experts to study climate change effects on people in deltas

Researchers from five countries, including India, Egypt and Ghana, will study the effects of climate change on inhabitants of the Ganga-Brahmaputra deltas in Bangladesh and...

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Sustainable Development

India rising to Sustainable Energy challenge

Three very different sustainable energy projects from India are among the finalists in this year’s Ashden Awards, writes Chhavi Sharma – all of them inspiring a...

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Hollywood

The Destructive Influence of Imaginary Peers

We humans irrationally think we’re rational. We think that we decide how to behave by weighing the pros and cons. In reality, the strongest influence on our decisions...

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Health

Exercise ‘Snacks’ to Control Blood Sugar

Multiple, brief, snack-sized portions of exercise may control blood sugar better than a single, continuous workout, according to new research that adds to a growing body of...

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Sustainable Development

The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2014

The fisheries and aquaculture sector – a vital source of livelihoods, nutritious food and economic opportunities – has a key role to play in meeting one of the ...

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Health

Loo and behold, India’s dirty secret is out in the open

The country has the largest number of people defecating in the open With as many as 597 million people practising open defecation, India still has the largest number of peo...

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Hollywood

David O. Russell Raises $150,000 For Children With Special Needs‏

“Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle” director David O. Russell played a key role in raising $150,000 for The Glenholme School, a therapeu...

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Health

WHO expresses concern over MERS, urges countries to act

A considerable number of pilgrims travel from India to Mecca-Madina for Haj every year and get exposed to the deadly virus With recent reports of spread of Middle East resp...

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Health

Access to safe water, sanitation has improved, says WHO-UNICEF report

Some 2.5 billion people still use unimproved sanitation facilities; can the world achieve MDG target by 2015? The latest global status report on access to drinking water an...

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Sustainable Development

Peer Pressure Can Be a Lifesaver

When we hear that someone succumbed to peer pressure or conformed to group expectations, we are inclined to think about it in negative terms. We imagine a young person smok...

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