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Family Planning and Reproductive Health

More than 222 million women worldwide want to avoid pregnancy, but are not using a modern method of contraception. Enabling couples to determine whether, when and how often...

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Environment

PM-led climate panel to pick issues for Obama talks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led council on climate change, which was reconstituted last year, will hold its first meeting on Monday and brainstorm on fine tuning renewable...

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Health

Health Min to strengthen maternal & child tracking systems

In a bid to improve child sex ratio by providing better antenatal and pre-natal care to women in the country, the Health Ministry is planning to strengthen its Maternal and...

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Health

30% adolescent girls in Jalna suffer from anaemia

A survey carried out in Jalna district has revealed that acute anaemia is crippling girl students, especially those aged between 14 and 16 years. The study, initiated by gy...

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Sustainable Development

India’s bride markets grow, while trafficking convictions decline

The shortage of brides in some states with skewed sex ratio has made human trafficking a lucrative trade The Indian predilection for aborting or killing the female child ap...

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Festivals

Athena Ashton’s Topical New Play ‘The Missionary Position!!’ To Be Staged In India

Theatre NW1 London

        Athena Ashton’s Topical New Play ‘The Missionary Position!!&rsquo...

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Hollywood

Stars Invite World To Imagine A Better World For Children

On New Year’s Eve, John Lennon’s anthem to hope and peace, Imagine, took centre stage in capitals across the world to help inspire a global movement towards a b...

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Hollywood

‘Homeland’ Director: “What Happens to All These Women After They Direct Their First Film?”

For the past year, I have been the director/executive producer of Homeland season four on Showtime, which features one of television’s most complicated and compelling...

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Health

Maternal Supplementation Prevents Preterm Births

Maternal micronutrient supplementation is able to reduce preterm births and low birth weights, according to a study involving over 44,000 Bangladeshi pregnancies. Asian Sci...

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Health

Vaccination is the best protection against whooping cough

The CDC notes whooping cough most commonly affects infants and young children. It can be fatal especially for those under the age of one. Babies are more at risk because th...

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