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Cyclone Hudhud toll rises to 40 in Andhra Pradesh

The death toll in the severe cyclonic storm Hudhud which battered north coastal Andhra last Sunday climbed to 40, officials said Saturday. A week after the disaster, the au...

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Health

The HeartString: Counting where it matters for Maternal Health

This is a guest post by Rachel Zaslow, executive director of Mother Health International, a partner of Segal Family Foundation. Imagine it is pouring rain. You are deep in ...

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Sustainable Development

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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Sustainable Development

Discarding Veils, Embracing Change: Rajasthan?s Extraordinary Women Sarpanches

They may have initially contested from the women’s quota, but these ladies have proved themselves so well that they have been winning in the general quota ever since....

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Sustainable Development

Solar push for Railways

Indian Railways can reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 239 tonnes per year per train by fixing solar panels atop coaches The railways’ decision to experiment with...

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Sustainable Development

Energy security a priority For sustainable development

United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All. At the Pacific Regional Energy and Transport (Aviation and Maritime) Ministers’ Meeting in Nadi, Fiji, in April 2...

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Sustainable Development

Are India's big dams safe?

A recent survey by the Indian government has found out that more than 600 large dams in the country are located in high-intensity seismic zones – areas which are cons...

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Sustainable Development

5 things to know about coal trade, global warming

As the Obama administration weans the US off polluting fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of America’s unwanted energy leftovers...

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Sustainable Development

A Delhi resident consumes 12 times more electricity than one in Bihar

Data released last month by the National Sample Survey Organisation reveals patterns of electricity consumption across the country. Electrification in rural India has incre...

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