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Two Champions of Children Are Given Nobel Peace Prize

??ho is Malala???shouted the Taliban gunman who leapt onto a crowded bus in north western Pakistan two years ago, then fired a bullet into the head of Malala Yousafzai, a 1...

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Solar-powered, self-cleaning e Toilet for schools unveiled

Eram Scientific, manufacturers of the country’s first eToilet, on Tuesday unveiled the world’s cheapest unmanned, self-cleaning eToilet with inbuilt solar panel...

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Sustainable Development

A solar push to India?s investment cycle

Solar energy projects alone accounted for Rs.62,800 crore of the Rs.68,200 crore renewable energy projects announced in September quarter The sun is shining on the Indian e...

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Dire conditions in Mumbai slums make them hotbeds of mental health disorders

One in four residents of a Mumbai slum is estimated to have mental health issues, from anxiety to depression, a survey has found. Each morning, residents of Kaula Bandar, a...

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Government collects Rs 57.92 lakh as fine for smoking in public

Ever since the government had introduced a ban on smoking in public, in October 2008, the state tobacco control cell has collected Rs 57.92 lakh in fines, data shows. This ...

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Sustainable Development

Meeting the New Prime Minister

As the New York Times put it before his visit to the United States recently, India’s Prime Minister has “pledged to cut through red tape, stamp out corruption, ...

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Sustainable Development

New financing facility to help poor countries reach 2015 development goal

Additional funds will speed up progress on women and child health in developing countries To give developing countries an extra push in achieving their health-related Mille...

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Environment

Message to India from UN: empower city mayors to curb emissions

Global Compact of Mayors announced at New York climate meet to make cities sustainable; India out of the picture Making cities sustainable was one of the eight action areas...

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Crowdsourcing technology could ensure safety of drinking water in rural India

A research group has introduced a crowdsourcing technique to measure the quality of drinking water. This technique can prove to be a boon for a country like India where onl...

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Rs 5 lakh per ward for sanitation

South Delhi Municipal Corporation has allocated Rs 5 lakh for sanitation work in each ward, along with repair of 410 toilet blocks. However, sanitation is their basic funct...

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