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Sustainable Development

About 1.6 Billion People Of The World Depend On Forests For Living

First-ever survey on forest genetic resources by FAO calls for urgent measures to protect the precious resources which provide a range of economic, health and ecological be...

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Sustainable Development

Mumbai’s Population Growth Rate Is Twice That Of The State

Mumbai, the sprawling megapolis spread over 600 sq km, has seen its population grow at a rate which is twice that of Maharashtra’s and 2.5 times that of the country i...

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Sustainable Development

Maharashtra Lost Over 1,500 Sq km Forests In 30 Years

In the past three decades, the Maharashtra state has lost a whopping 1,610 sq km of forests, says the annual administrative report of the Maharashtra forest department. Mos...

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Sustainable Development

Mumbai Is Noisiest City In The World

Mumbai is hostage to air and water pollution at dangerous levels, and is probably the n the world, ahead of Delhi and Kolkata. Maharashtra’s economic survey, released...

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Hollywood

Professor Green And Millie Mackintosh Come Together For War Child

Celebrity couple Professor Green and Millie Mackintosh have stepped into the shoes (or sheets, if you will) of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in aid of War Child. They’re p...

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Hollywood

Apl.de.ap Announces Partnership With The Vision Center At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

The Apl.de.ap Foundation International, the charity established by apl.de.ap of the Grammy Award-winning group, Black Eyed Peas, and The Vision Center at Children’s H...

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Bollywood

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Supports Cleft Lip Charity The Smile Train

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has appeared in a video in support of the Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft lip and palate charity. The charity’s overriding goal is...

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Health

50% Pregnant Women With Hypertension Who Snore Unknowingly Have Sleep Disorder

One in two hypertensive pregnant women who habitually snore may have unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea, a sleeping disorder that can reduce blood oxygen levels during th...

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Health

Study Blames Anaemia In Maternal, Perinatal Deaths

A study in Nagpur has revealed that anaemia is a big factor in the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) as well as perinatal mortality rate (death of foetus after seven month...

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Environment

Website To Know Climate Change Impact On Mumbai

This world environment day, Mumbaiites will have dedicated tools in their hands to keep tabs on and control climate change. A team of inspired and dedicated youngsters have...

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