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Severe drought in Maharashtra leads to nearly six-fold rise in migration from villages

In an indicator of the severe drought situation due to 67% deficient rainfall in the state, nearly 3.6 lakh people from Maharashtra’s villages have sought daily wage ...

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Environment

Centre warns of possible drought in western India

Delayed monsoon to impact Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan, the biggest producers of sugar cane, cotton, pulses and soybean In what could become first maj...

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Health

HIV patients with social protection stay in jobs longer: ILO

New report calls for wider social protection net to include HIV patients HIV patients with access to social protection are more likely to have jobs or be involved in some p...

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Environment

NASA to again launch global warming satellite

In 2009, NASA had launched a satellite to track carbon dioxide but it plunged into the ocean after liftoff. The space agency has now decided to launch a carbon copy of the ...

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Sustainable Development

Addressing climate change and sustainable energy is crucial to meet India’s energy shortage

“While India has made major progress in the supply of electricity and modern forms of energy, a large part of the population still lives in a state of energy deprivat...

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Sustainable Development

Kerala Panchayat sets an example by ensuring safety for women

While crimes against women are being reported in all corners of the country, one panchayat in Kerala’s Alappuzha district has made it its mission to ensure that the s...

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Health

India, US and Ethiopia Join Hands to Fight Child, Maternal Deaths

India, the United States and Ethiopia have joined hands to address the global challenge of child and maternal deaths in particular in the third world countries. Union Healt...

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TBEA Energy (India) Pvt. Ltd. Inauguration & 765kV Product Flag-off Ceremony

28th June, 2014, In Vadodara, Gujarat, the Power T&D High-end Equipment Industrial Parkinvested by TBEA Co., Ltd, a Chinese major equipment ...

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Sustainable Development

Why women in India are farming with diverse plants – and without pesticides

In India, many women are planting more than 20 different crops on their farms with nutrition – and not money – in mind. This type of farming stems back to previ...

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Health

Senior citizens need vaccination, say doctors

In elderly with pneumococcal bacteraemia (blood infected with bacteria), the death rate is high, according to CDC surveillance. Another city-based pulmonologist Anil Kanche...

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