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India To Host ‘Call To Action Summit 2015 – Ending Preventable Child And Maternal Deaths’

The Summit will be a platform for 24 nations and the Summit partners to deliberate upon the importance of systems, partnerships, innovations, convergence, and evidence in e...

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Environment

Food Production Shocks 'Will Happen More Often Because Of Extreme Weather'

Major ?shocks? to global food production will be three times more likely within 25 years because of an increase in extreme weather brought about by global warming, warns a ...

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Health

Medicine?? Search For Meaning

Every day, we are reminded that the health care system is in crisis. We are going bankrupt. There are too many lawsuits. We practice defensive medicine. We restrict access....

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Sustainable Development

Physicists Set a New Speed Record For Light-Emitting Quantum Dots

Researchers at Duke University have developed a light-emitting device that can be switched on and off up to 90 billion times per second. This 90 GHz is roughly twice the sp...

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Health

How To Cure Blindness Around The World..

As part of a blog series on Social Entrepreneurs, Thulsi Ravilla, Executive Director of Aravind Eye Care System, talks about democratizing healthcare and eliminating blindn...

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Sustainable Development

This Dazzling Aurora Will Help Narrow Down The Search For Alien Life

Auroras are among the most captivating phenomena on Earth, brightening polar skies with undulating ribbons of glowing charged particles. These eerie light shows have also b...

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Gender

Cate Blanchett To Direct TV Series ‘Stateless’

Cate Blanchett is to develop and direct an Australian TV series, “Stateless.” The series centers on “the tragic and true story of Cornelia Rau, which made...

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Sustainable Development

Drones Are Grounding Wildfire Fighting Aircraft In California.

Mid to late July in southern California is the very heart of wildfire season. And with many years of drought ensuring the state’s forests are parched and as ready to ...

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Mobile Money Is A Boon For The Unbanked?

Mobile money, a digital money paid for a wide range of products or services through a mobile device is revolutionising financial access, especially for the unbanked.
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Sustainable Development

Soylent's Real Plan: Replace Food With Algae

Rob Rhinehart has long dreamed of creating the ingredients of his grey-goo food replacement, Soylent, from scratch. The company’s—and Rob’s—mantra i...

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