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Coldplay's Chris Martin, Freida Pinto Meet PM.

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and Hollywood actress Freida Pinto on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed how they can support his ‘Swachh Bharat&r...

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Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011

Over two out of every three rural households own a mobile phone, the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 has found. At the same time, 36 per cent of rural Indians are illi...

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Health

MDG Report: India On Track In Reducing Poverty

‘But it still remains home to one quarter of global underfed population’ India has halved its incidence of extreme poverty, from 49.4 per cent in 1994 to 24.7 p...

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Hollywood

Tamsin Greig Interviews An Escapee Of Sex Trafficking.

When someone offers you your dream, those oppressed by poverty tend to seize the opportunity. Sex trafficking, however, is one of today’s fastest growing crimes, whic...

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India Releases First Socio-Economic Census In 80 Years

The census contains details about specific regions, communities, caste and economic groups, Arshad Khan reports The Union government on Friday (July 3) released the socio-e...

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‘We Could Wipe Out Polio By 2019,’ Says Bill Gates

Philanthropist Bill Gates believes that the diseases malaria and polio could be eradicated within the next 15 years, with polio gone as soon as 2019.Speaking at a Global Ci...

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Sustainable Development

New Data Reveals Which Approach To Helping The Poor Actually Works

For years, policymakers have debated different approaches to helping the poor — everything from building schools, to delivering soccer balls that produce electricity....

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Sustainable Development

Why The Children Of The Poor Must Not Be Allowed To Work In Family Enterprises

The shocking decision of the Union Cabinet to legalise child work after school hours in family enterprises must compel us to turn an unflinching spotlight on one of our gra...

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Environment

Educating for Sustainable Development

PARIS ? This year marks a turning point for the world, with the international community adopting a new global development strategy in September and negotiating a universal ...

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Kickstart Trapped, A Documentary To Protect Women’s Rights

Thirty percent of American women will have an abortion in their lifetime. Nearly half of these women live at or below the federal poverty line, and they’re four times...

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