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New York Makes History, With Tampons And Pads

New York City made history today with passage of the nation’s first legislative package to ensure access to menstrual products in public schools, shelters and correct...

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Human Rights

Textile Sector Still In Knots Over Child Labour

Textile units in Tamil Nadu have grabbed headlines several times in the past for the wrong reasons. Non-governmental organisations, including international organisations, h...

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Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away For Free

Chile’s solar industry has expanded so quickly that it’s giving electricity away for free. Spot prices reached zero in parts of the country on 113 days through ...

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Health

Now, An App To Find The Closest Blood Bank

Moved by the plight of people who frantically search for blood donors and blood banks during medical emergencies, a Bengaluru-based software engineer has developed a mobile...

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Human Rights

Bruce Springsteen Cancels Gig After Passing Of 'Anti-LGBT' Law

Glory Days. Rocker Bruce Springsteen has cancelled a concert due to be held in North Carolina in protest over the recent passing of a law that many believe is discriminator...

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Rs 9000 Crore Unclaimed Ppf, Epf To Be Used For New Senior Citizen Fund

The government has set up a Senior Citizens Welfare Fund, which will use the unclaimed money from PPF accounts, employees provident funds and small saving schemes, for the ...

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Documentary / Shorts

Locked Up and Forgotten: India’s Mental Health Crisis

India is currently suffering a mental health crisis. With only 43 government-run mental hospitals serving a population of 1.2 billion, resources are spread thin. What's mor...

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Documentary / Shorts

Pushing for Better Maternal Health Facilities

"When I was about deliver my son, I had to hire a private car to take me and bring me back from the hospital. The same situation occurred when my daughter was about to be b...

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Documentary / Shorts

Kangaroo Mother Care: saving newborn lives

Neonatal mortality remains unacceptably high in Tanzania. Additionally, low birth weight babies are particularly susceptible to infections and need extra care to keep warm ...

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Health

Minimizing Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure For India's Poor

The recent adoption of Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations endorsed an earlier agreement on a resolution passed on Dec. 12, 2012, which emphasizes all membe...

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