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Environment

Urban Butterfly Declines 69% Compared To 45% Drop In Countryside

Butterflies have vanished from towns and cities more rapidly than from the countryside over the past two decades, according to a new study. Industrial agriculture has long ...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Supports Stronger Anti-Smoking Campaigns, But Not Curbing Creative Expression

Bollywood will whole-heartedly support stronger anti-smoking campaigns, but static dislaimers where actors are shown smoking in films will have to be removed. Remember the ...

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Millennials And Myth Of Gender Equality

I recently ran into a former schoolmate around Raffles Place, and, after we exchanged the requisite pleasantries, he asked: "How come you're not wearing heels and makeup? I...

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Environment

Solar-Powered Trains Are Closer To Reality Than We Might Think

How can we connect solar photovoltaics (PV) directly to railways to power electric trains? That’s the question my charity 10:10 and researchers at Imperial College&rs...

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Gender

Who’s The Boss? India’s Women Farmers Take Charge Battling Traditional Gender Roles

For Hira Kanjarya, a 17 hour day is the norm as she gets up before dawn to cook for her five children, do the washing, milk her two buffalos, and also run the family’...

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Environment

Tesla Moves Beyond Electric Cars With New California Battery Farm

From the road, the close to 400 white industrial boxes packed into 1.5 acres of barren land in Ontario, California, a little more than 40 miles from downtown Los Angeles, l...

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Human Rights

Indian "Land Bank" Aims To Protect Farmers From Forced Acquisitions

A northern Indian state is setting up a "land bank" to allow farmers to voluntarily sell property in an effort to tackle forced acquisitions for industrial projects that of...

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Bollywood

Awareness Video On Traffic Cops With Kalki Koechlin, Swara Bhaskar And Vivek Oberoi To Hit Cinemas

Before a movie starts in the theatres, a short film is played out to remind you of the hazards of tobacco use. Now, one more awareness video will become part of your movie-...

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Health

Regulate Stent Prices To Prevent Exploitation Of Patients: Health Campaigners

As it has become evident that patients in need of coronary stents are forced to pay 1000 to 2000 times of manufacturing cost in India, public health campaigners, today (Jan...

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Gender

Girls Rehabilitated From Red Light Areas To Model At Lakme Fashion Week

Fashion is transient. One day you’re trending, and then you’re not. Yet, the industry continues to boom, especially in India. Several designers have made their ...

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