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Human Rights

Children with disabilities more exposed to abuse and violence

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet spoke at a Human Rights Council event highlighting how disabled youngsters a...

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Sustainable Development

World leaders discuss resolutions for sustainable consumption and production

Over 4,700 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, senior UN officials and civil society representatives are gathering in Nairobi for a me...

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Environment

India follows China in banning the import of plastic waste

India generates 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste every day. The Indian Government has completely banned the import of solid plastic waste in...

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Powerful People

Who is Teesta Setalvad?

She’s simple, strong and she talks straight. She’s also one of the very few among us, who remains c...

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Gender

‘Own money’ a necessity for a woman’s true independence

Knowledge and awareness about personal finance is an absolute necessity to achieve true independence and equality. In such case, living in a wo...

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Sustainable Development

Largest global groundwater depletion happening in northern India

New research has shown that Delhi is at the epicentre of ground water crisis. The Economic Times reports that largest groundwater depletion in ...

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Environment

School students increase green cover by ‘seed-bombing’ Bihar

School children in Bihar are taking initiative in “seed-bombing” their surroundings in order to reverse the fast depleting green-co...

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Be a responsible and green traveller

The idea of caring for our planet may seem like common sense to the indigenous tribes of the world who live in close connection to Earth. Likew...

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Sustainable Development

UN-supported rainwater harvesting helps students perform better

Bagamoyo, a town in Tanzania, East Africa faced a pathetic condition due to rising sea levels, drought, reduced rainfall which made the drinkin...

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Environment

“Don’t burn our future,” protest thousands of students across UK

Thousands of youngsters hit the streets of Britain on the 15th of February (Friday) for some environmental action. Students from 60 cities and ...

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