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Maternal Deaths ‘Still A Significant Problem’ In India

Maternal deaths are still a significant problem in India despite the introduction of a cash incentive scheme to encourage women to give birth in proper health facilities mo...

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TV

Content Makeover

Television channels are known to have shrugged their shoulders at non-Hindi preferred viewers. The argument being: these eyeballs aren?t money spinners. It is indeed ironic...

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Sustainable Development

The Buddhist Monk Who Uses Space To Teach Spirituality

In a pitch black room, Ryo Kasuga talk?s space as a simulated solar system rotates above my head. Kasuga, however, is no astronomer. He?s a Buddhist monk intent on using th...

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Festivals

18th Annual Environmental Film Festival Returns To Eckerd

It is free and open to the public. This year’s festival includes two films—Embrace the Serpent and How to Let Go of the World (and Love All the Things Climate C...

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Environment

18th Annual Environmental Film Festival Returns To Eckerd

It is free and open to the public. This year?s festival includes two films?Embrace the Serpent and How to Let Go of the World (and Love All the Things Climate Can?t Change)...

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Health

Perambalur Brings Maternal Deaths To Near Zero

In a remarkably quick turnaround in a key public healthcare indicator, Perambalur has been able to bring down its maternal deaths to near-zero levels in four years largely ...

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Health

Oral Contraceptive Use Not Associated With Increased Birth Defects Risk

Boston, MA – Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard...

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Hollywood

Kate Winslet: My Gender Pay Gap Comments Were Misinterpreted

‘Of course we should be paid the same as the boys’: actor has qualified past remarks about how discussion of equal pay for women was ‘vulgar’ Kate W...

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Health

Spending On Child Healthcare Soars, But 40 Mn Children Stunted

Here are some health statistics for Indian children five years or younger: 38.7% are stunted (below normal height for the age), 19.8% are wasted (underweight and short) and...

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Health

2015 In Review: Rapid Strides In Public Health

The end of 2015 brings many reasons for celebrations in health sector. We made considerable progress towards achieving the MDGs, SDGs were launched with more ambitious goal...

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