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Human Rights

Petitions Highlight Staff, Fund Crunch Impeding Work Of Maharashtra Panels

KEY statutory commissions in Maharashtra, tasked with upholding the rights of children, women and clamping down on human rights violations are struggling to function in the...

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Human Rights

Child Rights Panels Go Half Empty

Half the posts in India's state child right commissions are vacant and only a fourth of these panels are fully formed, data the government has placed in the Supreme Court s...

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Sustainable Development

Stonehenge, Easter Island, Venice: Climate Change Will Destroy Human History

Cultural heritage sites are beacons of our remarkable legacy as a species. They’re as diverse and complex as humanity itself, which is why UNESCO has designated 802 o...

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Hollywood

Martin Freeman Joins Eat Kind Campaign

Sherlock star Martin Freeman has lent his voice to a new video by animal protection group Humane Society International/UK, to encourage people to take meat off the menu &nd...

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Environment

Beano For Bovines: Here's How Researchers Are Cutting Methane Emissions From Cows

Just as people plagued by flatulence have turned to diets and supplements for relief, scientists are seeking a cure for belching — and sometimes farting — cows....

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Sustainable Development

Encryption Gets In The Way Of 75% Of Cases, Europol Chief Says

In the US, police and prosecutors continue to say encryption—the use of math to protect data from outside eyes, including those of the government—presents a sig...

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Bollywood

Esha Gupta To Help Drought Hit Farmers Through A Charity Initiative

Esha Gupta who has previously extended her support to several campaigns concerning animal rights and protection has now decided to do her bit for the drought hit farmers. T...

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Human Rights

These Kids In India Are Saving Others From A Life Of Child Slavery.

In Assam, India, 12-year-old Sahidul Ali returned from school with a big grin on his face and headed straight to the office of Universal Team for Social Action and Help (UT...

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Environment

The World's Largest Coal Company Just Filed For Bankruptcy

The world's largest coal company filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, citing a "historically challenged" market for its carbon-intensive fuel.
Peabody Energy is the third o...

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Environment

Ecuador Creates Galapagos Marine Sanctuary To Protect Sharks

Ecuador has created a new marine sanctuary in the Galápagos Islands that will offer protection to the world’s greatest concentration of sharks.
Some 15,00...

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