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Health And The UN

September 8 marked 15 years to the day since the United Nations adopted the millennium development goals (MDGs). Soon the world will adopt a new regime in global milestones...

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Sustainable Development

Harnessing The Data Revolution For Sustainable Development

On September 27, 2015, the member states of the United Nations agreed to a set of Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) that define a common agenda to achieve inclus...

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Festivals

20 Must Watch Films At Jagran Film Festival

Beginning with ‘Standing Tall’ directed by Emanuelle Bercot which opened the Cannes Film Festival this year, the 6th edition of Jagran Film Festival presents an...

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Environment

China Commits To Addressing Climate Change For The First Time

Speaking from the White House lawn during his first state visit to Washington, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed the country to a national cap-and-trade program for th...

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Health

National Health Profile 2015: Suicides On A Rise, Cancer Cases May Grow By 15 Per Cent In Five Years.

The burden of aspirations and expectations seems to be taking a toll on young India, especially males who succumb to suicidal deaths more than their female counterparts, ac...

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Environment

The World Has A Doomsday Seed Vault In The Arctic, And It Just Saw A Withdrawal

But the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is anything but fiction. And if its Norse god-like name didn't already imbue it with a sense of importance, its purpose will - it's meant...

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Festivals

Freeheld' Opens Arthouse Film Festival

When the Arthouse Film Festival enters its 25th year this fall, it will be marking the milestone with a highly anticipated dramatization of local history: “Freeheld,&...

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Hollywood

Jennifer Lopez Named As Un Foundation Global Advocate For Girls And Women

Today, the United Nations Foundation announced Jennifer Lopez as the first-ever Global Advocate for Girls and Women at the UN Foundation. In this new ro...

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Bollywood

Kajol To Promote The Importance Of Hygiene At The Un General Assembly

Kajol, who will next be seen in Dilwale, may be currently busy with her film commitments but the actress has taken time out to attend the United Nations General Assembly th...

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Health

India Will Miss MDG Target On Maternal Mortality: CBHI Report?

India will miss its Millenium Development Goal (MDG) target of reducing maternal mortality rate to 109 per 1,00,000 live births, according to National Health Profile-2015, ...

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