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Environment

Floods vs. drought

Floods from heavy storms have replaced drought in Northern California. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday that 42 percent of the state is now drought-free, compared...

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Retroscope

MOTHERHOOD RETOLD

“I remember it being a curiously bewildering phase. A period when I was beginning to feel excluded from the mainstream activities of my family…but it took me a...

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Health

Report On Mental Health In Vidarbha: ‘Six-Fold Rise In Proportion Of People Seeking Depression Care’

There has been a six-fold rise in the proportion of people who sought treatment for depression across 30 villages in Amravati district of Vidarbha, which has been at the ep...

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Sustainable Development

The Great Indian Rural Vacation

Airbnb, the peer-to-peer network for rental accommodation, recently signed a partnership with the Self-Employed Women’s Association (Sewa), a non-profit, for rural ho...

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Gender

Handmade, Upcycled And Women-Powered ‘Chindi’

As most beautiful things do, Chindi started as a fun project from Tanushri Shukla’s love for knitting. Along with a friend who loved to crochet, the duo started makin...

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Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan On Bengaluru Molestation: Teach Boys To Respect Women

Shah Rukh Khan condemned the Bengaluru molestation and urged parents of young boys to teach their sons to respect women. The New Year revelry turned into a nightmare for se...

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Gender

Three Things I’ve Learned About The Real Meaning Of Gender Equality

When I started the Red Elephant Foundation in 2013, six months after I turned 25, I was still wet behind the ears about gender equality. Growing up in Chennai, India I live...

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Human Rights

National Human Rights Commission Raises Concern Over School Infrastructure

Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) H L Dattu here on Monday expressed concern over poor infrastructure in schools, land acquisition without proper compe...

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Health

India Reduces Baby Deaths But Still Hasn’t Met 2012 Targets

Of 36 Indian states and Union territories (UTs), the lowest IMRs were reported from Goa and Manipur with nine infant deaths per 1,000 live births First, the good news: 37 b...

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Human Rights

With GIS Map Data, State Looks To Rationalise Schools

Karnataka has taken a big leap in the digital space by mapping all its 76,000 schools on a geographical information system (GIS) platform. This will now allow the governmen...

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