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Sustainable Development

The United Nations Wants To Crush Extreme Poverty

Negotiators at the United Nations agreed Monday to a set of development goals that aim to end extreme poverty and hunger around the world in the next 15 years, while fighti...

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A Kid’s World

In the last few years, there has been an exponential increase in theatre for children. There are theatre workshops all over the city; schools stage lavish productions. Thea...

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Food Will Not Be Wasted Anymore: NIT Trichy To Set Up A Biogas Plant, Utilise Food Waste As Feed

In a laudable initiative, The National Institute of Technology, Trichy (NIT-T), has decided to set up a biogas plant in collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BA...

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Alternative Entertainment

How India Is Raking In The Moolah While Upcycling Its Waste Into Bags, Shoes & Even Pieces Of Art!

Unlike most people Arzan Khambatta and Debanjan Roy do their best work when they are surrounded by waste, whether it’s from construction zones, offices or industrial ...

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Alternative Entertainment

The Sound Of Junk – Dharavi’s Rag Picking Children Are Making Music Out Of The Trash They Collect

Every day, Mumbai sees – yet ignores – thousands of rag-pickers who go about collecting trash from beaches, railway platforms, and other public places. This hug...

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Environment

This New Technology Could Save The Troubled Nuclear Power Industry

The future of the nuclear industry may happen somewhere on scenic but relatively isolated land that’s about 100 miles southwest of Yellowstone National Park. Amid the...

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Environment

How Google Is Using Big Data To Protect The Environment

For many people, Google is simply the gateway to a vast archive of facts and memories. For those who pay closer attention to its business dealings, the company also invests...

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Environment

Brazil’s Sweet River Still Runs Orange Seven Months After A Massive Mining Spill

The millions of liters of waste — a volume roughly equal to the capacity of the Hoover Dam — that gushed out of the Fundão mining dam on November 5 last ...

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Environment

Derby Fly Plague Firm Misses Environment Agency Deadline

A recycling firm has failed to remove waste that caused homes to become filled with flies to hit an Environment Agency deadline. Fly swarms from the Shows Waste Management ...

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Sustainable Development

Only A Few Recharge The Ground Beneath Their Feet

Till 2006, Sea-Line Co-operative Housing Society, Khar, faced extreme water shortage a dry bore-well, water cuts and soaring water bills. Ten years later, when most of Mumb...

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