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Atul Gawande: What ails India's public health system

What do you make of India's under-performing, poorly-funded, leaky public health system, smothered by high population and appalling sanitation? It is the same health system...

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Bollywood

Amitabh, Priyanka, Sonakshi sign up for Swachh Bharat

Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the brand ambassador for the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India initiative. In this unique 12-hour Cleanathon campaign, the aim is to create ...

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Environment

Pacific winds change the speed of global warming, says new study

The strength of the trade winds that cross the Pacific can affect how quickly the planet warns, new research suggests. By analysing the chemical makeup of corals in the tro...

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Bollywood

Shruti Haasan lends her voice for AIDS awareness campaign

Known for having an edgy and eclectic persona and of course her distinct voice, actress Shruti Haasan decided to this time lend her support to a digital campaign called Tea...

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Environment

China's largest coal power plant violating air pollution levels every week

China?s largest coal-fired power plant has been violating national emission standards for chemicals that cause dangerous fine particulate matter pollution, official figures...

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Sustainable Development

14 infographics of the biggest global development moments of 2014

2014 was a big year for global development. The Ebola crisis proved why aid and strong health systems in developing countries matter. The growing inequality gap helped put ...

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Bollywood

Abhishek Bachchan inaugurates bike rally to create awareness on road safety

The rally is aimed at spreading awareness on the importance of wearing helmets. It will go through Kalanagar to Nariman Point via Mahim and then Prabhadevi to Peddar Road. ...

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Health

A New Direction for Global Health

It is easy to be discouraged about the state of international cooperation today, but global health remains an area in which the world has come together to do significant go...

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Health

More than 70 per cent of HIV-AIDS patients not diagnosed

More than 70 percent of people suffering from HIV-AIDS are not diagnosed and are not aware that they are suffering from the dreaded disease. I S Gilada, president of AIDS s...

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Bollywood

John Abraham wants to open facility for ailing underprivileged children

Actor-producer John Abraham says he wants to fulfill his mother’s desire and build a facility for the treatment of underprivileged children suffering from cancer. Joh...

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