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This Ahmedabad Doctor Does Not Charge Parents If A Girl Child Is Born, Throws A Party Instead!

The sad truth is that many in India pray for the birth of a boy even today. Dr. Mahadev Lohana, the Managing Director of Sindhu Hospital in Ahmedabad, noticed how the birth...

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Human Rights

Education Above All, Gavi Reach Underserved Communities With Education And Immunization

Sometimes the development world creates an opportunity for seemingly strange bedfellows. Such cross-sectoral collaborations between different organizations can then emerge ...

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Human Rights

Scale Of Child Slavery "Shocking" In India's Spinning Mills - Research

Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 percent of south India's spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers sai...

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Health

Indian Households’ Healthcare Woes

The low penetration of health insurance and high health costs expose Indian households, especially those at the bottom of the pyramid, to severe financial shocks, according...

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Festivals

It’s time for the Jewish Film Festival

It’s the 18th year of the annual Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, a number that promises luck for movie lovers. The festival, which runs from December 24 to 29 at the ...

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Gender

This Gritty Woman Started Her Crusade Against Child Sexual Abuse When She Was Just 10!

India ranks among the top five countries with the highest rate of child sexual abuse. A 2013 report by the Asian Centre for Human Rights explained the epidemic proportions ...

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Environment

Six New Species Discovered Near Thermal Vents on Ocean Floor

In 2011, a team of marine ecologists led by Jon Copley sent a remotely operated submarine nearly two miles underwater to observe a field of hydrothermal vents in the southw...

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Festivals

Starting In 2019, If Your Film Isn’t Diverse, It Won’t Be Eligible For BAFTA Award

In an incredibly bold move, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced last week that, beginning in 2019, works that do not demonstrate inclusivity in their ...

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Environment

A Toxic Leak Left Corpus Christi With No Water For Days. A Taste Of Things To Come?

Corpus Christi, Texas, calls itself the “sparkling city by the sea”. But lately it doesn’t feel very sparkling. The city imposed a four-day ban on consumi...

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Health

Neighbors Treating Neighbors For Depression And Alcoholism

It's a problem around the world: People who need mental health care don't get it. A new kind of treatment strategy in India — delivered by nonprofessionals — of...

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