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Chhattisgarh gram panchayats pass resolution against coal auctions

Twenty gram panchayats in Chhattisgarh have passed a resolution against the auction of five of the state’s 42 coal blocks deemed illegal by the Supreme Court in Septe...

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Idukki becomes first district in India to get high-speed rural broadband connectivity

India’s first high-speed rural broadband network, the National Optic Fibre Network (NOFN), was commissioned in Kerala’s Idukki district on Monday. With this, th...

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Sustainable Development

Ministries battle over applicability of Forest Rights Act

Union ministries are engaged in an official tussle over the ambit and implementation of the Forest Rights Act. After the environment ministry (MoEF) issued a circular in Oc...

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Sustainable Development

Lexicon of democratic literacy

The introduction of educational qualifications as eligibility criteria for contesting panchayat elections has shocked and angered rural Rajasthan, including supporters of t...

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Sustainable Development

Beyond Profit: A Talk With Muhammad Yunus

Today, in a ceremony at the United States Capitol, Congressional leaders will present the founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, with the Congressional Gold Medal in ...

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Hollywood

Natasha Bedingfield To Release Song In Support Of Mental Health And Wellbeing

Philosophy, the women?? wellbeing beauty brand, is collaborating with Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Natasha Bedingfield on an exclusive, original song to spread hope t...

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Hollywood

Usher And Scholastic Donate 100,000 New Children's Books To Charity

Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that a donation of 100,000 new children’s books from The Scholastic P...

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Hollywood

LeAnn Rimes Teams Up With Save the Children This Holiday Season

Grammy Award-winning artist LeAnn Rimes is spreading the joy this holiday season to children in need. Rimes is kicking off her holiday Christmas tour and teaming up with Sa...

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Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra joins Hollywood A-listers in charity singalong of John Lennon's Imagine

Bollywood actress and singer Priyanka Chopra has joined a list of Hollywood celebrities including Katy Perry, DJ David Guetta and Hugh Jackman, in a music video which they ...

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Hollywood

Priyanka Chopra joins Hollywood A-listers in charity singalong of John Lennon's Imagine

Bollywood actress and singer Priyanka Chopra has joined a list of Hollywood celebrities including Katy Perry, DJ David Guetta and Hugh Jackman, in a music video which they ...

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