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The Ambitious Mental Healthcare Bill Is A Step Closer To A Progressive India

Breaking away from ‘institutionalised care’, India on March 27, 2017 took a progressive step towards implementing a rights-based approach to safeguarding and pr...

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Poor Access To Support Systems Causes High Mortality Among Women With Burn Injuries

In 1998, India was the only country in the world where fire was among the 15 leading causes of death. Even almost two decades later, incidents of burn-related injuries rema...

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Fuel Made From Cow Dung Is Powering India’s Cheapest Bus Service, at Just 1 Per Ride

A bus service in Kolkata is gearing up for the distinction of being among the cheapest modes of transport in India. The newly-launched bus service has also been in the news...

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Only Specifically Trained Doctors To Treat Children With Disabilities, Says MCI

The Medical Council of India’s directives are intended to prevent children from undergoing unnecessary procedures at the hands of incompetent doctors.In order to ensu...

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Superpower Dreams: On How India Must Respond To A Low HDI Rank

India’s rank of 131 among 188 countries on the UNDP’s Human Development Index for 2015 and its ‘medium’ performance pose the uncomfortable question:...

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13 Artist Residencies Around India Worth Checking Out

For the aspiring artist today, the road is long and winding — and, often, lonely. For these wandering mavericks then, artist residencies are sanctums of peace; forwar...

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Actress Swara Bhaskar Has Written An Open Letter To Her Stalker – Sexism. And You Can’t Miss It

Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar has written an open letter to a stalker who has hounded her since the day she was born – sexism. And she wants the world to hear what ...

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Cycling Cross-Country For Gender Neutrality

For 27-year-old Shruthi Shivashankaramurthy, there was more to life than being known as the daughter of a former vice-chancellor of Mangalore University, or earning a hands...

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Women In India Need Better Access To Contraception: UN Study

Due to a lack of access to information or services, or a lack of support from partners or communities, an estimated 225 million women globally are not using safe and effect...

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Radhika Apte: India Ashamed Of Sexuality, Physicality

Actress Radhika Apte, who has often been under the scanner for her 'bold' approach in her films, said anything remotely associated with human body can turn out to be a prob...

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