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Denmark Reduces Food Waste By 25% In Five Years With The Help Of One Woman - Selina Juul

In the past five years Denmark has become one of the leading European countries in the fight against food waste Never underestimate the power of one dedicated individual. A...

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India Got Healthier In Last 10 Years: Survey

India's health indicators show significant improvement over the last decade with a decline in infant mortality complimented by a better sex ratio, more institutional delive...

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Human Rights

Revised National Building Code Should Bring Down Barriers For The Disabled

It struck a disparate note with the country’s 26.8 million disabled. On February 12, the very day the Indian cricket team was making us proud by winning the Blind Wor...

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70 Govt. Schools Will Give Young Girls ‘Menstruation Lessons’ In Delhi

NGO Sacchi Saheli has been doing some great work giving lessons on menstrual hygiene and creating awareness across various slums in Delhi. Now, as per reports, they will be...

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Gender

‘Same-Sex Attraction Is Ok’ – Health Ministry’s New Manual For Children All Over India

“Boys should understand that when a girl says ‘no’ it means no,” reads the manual that India’s Health Ministry is now handing out across the c...

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Health

What Policymakers Can Do About Healthcare In Rural India

In a recent article, I argued how increasing rural spending on schemes such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA), skill development (STRIV...

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Homosexuality And Periods On The Governments Minds As It Launches 'Saathiya' Health Kit For Adolescents In India

The health ministry has turned its attention, and laudably so, to the 253 million adolescents growing up in contemporary India, many of whom are struggling to find answers ...

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Health

Impact Of Budget 2017 On Healthcare Sector: High On Ambition, Low On Vision

Much has been written and spoken about India’s healthcare system, its creaking facilities, its shortage of doctors, its lack of insurance coverage and the rising burd...

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Human Rights

How Language Shapes The Disability Experience In India

One day Madan Vasishta is deaf — the next, divine. Nothing special happened to him. He experienced no moment of religious clarity…no metaphysical encounter. Th...

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Health

India Needs A Multi-Payer System

For most developing economies, a single public healthcare financing system is unlikely to effectively cover the entire population The 2017 Union budget presented some major...

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