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Festivals

Interesting plays to be staged at the 16th edition of Thespo!

Covering themes ranging from social injustice, urbanization and mental disorders, the festival’s plays stay true to its tradition of creating an eclectic, diverse...

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Sustainable Development

Food & water crisis ahead

India’s rising affluence and water profligacy could trigger a food crisis very soon At first blush, there is a lot to be cheerful about. India’s index of indust...

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Hollywood

Lego Movie 2 'will feature more female characters'

The film industry is waking up to the fact that it needs to better represent female audiences, says one of Hollywood’s most successful writing teams. Phil Lord and Ch...

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Sustainable Development

Empowering women is the smart approach to sustainable development

As the Asia Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment is convened in Bangkok, UN ESCAP executive secretary Shamsad Akthar shares that empo...

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Environment

In Brisbane, G20 commits to create millions of jobs, fight climate change

Leaders of the Group of 20 countries on Sunday agreed to take a variety of measures to add an extra $2 trillion or 2.1 per cent to world economic output and create millions...

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Thought Factory

A Thought for Children’s Day

“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that the...

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Sustainable Development

Ban Ki-moon Calls for Sustainable Industrial Development, Jobs for Young People

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday outlined a four-point plan aimed at achieving sustainable industrial development, which includes generating mor e jobs for young...

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Sustainable Development

Shramev Jayate,' Says PM Narendra Modi As He Launches Key Labour Reforms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled long-awaited labour reforms this morning, emphasising in his address that “ease of business is essential to the success of &lsqu...

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Sustainable Development

Economists fear changes to NREGA but fund squeeze is already curtailing its operations

State governments are beginning to feel the pinch of the Ministry of Rural Development's cap on spending on the employment guarantee scheme. In its bid to streamline the Ma...

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Festivals

A ‘Pehal’ initiative of United Technologies and United Way of Delhi

Drainage development, bank account openings & exhibition-cum-sale of hand-made products at the community of migrant labourers in Chakarpur village, Gurgaon

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