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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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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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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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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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Planetary Boundaries and Human Prosperity

The future of humanity will depend on mastering a balancing act. The challenge will be to provide for the needs of more than ten billion people while safeguarding our plane...

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Connie Britton Named As United Nations Development Programme Ambassador

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed American actress Connie Britton as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, with a special focus on poverty eradication...

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India Committed To Work with International Community On Development Agenda: Sumitra Mahajan

Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan today underlined India’s commitment of working with the international community to craft a “comprehensive and equitable”...

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Water for sustainable development

In the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 (Rio+20), water has been recognised as the key to achieving sustainable development as it is closely lin...

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