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Sustainable Development

Mercury Is More Earth-Like Than We Thought

Mercury has been hiding an exciting secret: the closest planet to our Sun is perpetually shrinking, according to new data from NASA, which shows the appearance of new, tiny...

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Sustainable Development

Light Pollution Is Throwing Off The Seasons

In a study published Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers describe how night-time light pollution is causing early budburst—emergenc...

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Environment

Why Climate Change Could Benefit Parts Of Canada’s Boreal Forest

Fact, he argues that Quebec’s massive boreal forest could provide a much-needed “refuge” for plants and animals, as much of the continent gets hotter and ...

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Health

Stem Cell Injections To The Brain Could Help Stroke Patients Regain Mobility

When researchers at Stanford University injected stem cells into the brains of stroke victims for a recent study, they were surprised to see that some patients regained mob...

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Health

What Effect Does Paid Maternity Leave Have On Infant Mortality?

For each additional month of paid maternity leave offered in low- and middle-income countries, infant mortality is reduced by 13 percent.
“A significant number o...

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Trending

Mobile Net Users To Be 371 Mn By June 2016

The number of mobile internet users in India is expected to reach 371 million by June 2016. There were 306 million mobile internet users in India in December 2015. Of the 3...

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India Drinks And Smokes Less Now

The preliminary findings from National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) released last week have given anti-tobacco campaigners a reason to smile. The survey has found that acr...

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Retroscope

The Darkest Hour

“Police records in India reveal that a woman is raped every 34 minutes, molested every 26 minutes, kidnapped every 43 minutes and killed every 93 minutes”
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Gender

Most Toy Adverts Are ‘Sexist’ And Show ‘Narrow And Limiting’ Gender Stereotypes, Study Warns

The majority of adverts for children’s toys  are “sexist” and reinforce “narrow and limiting” gender stereotypes according...

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63L Toilets Made In 8 Months: NSSO

A recent sample survey carried out by the government on the usage of toilets seeks to disprove the notion that access to toilets may not automatically change attitudes of p...

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