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80% of smokeless tobacco users in India, Bangladesh: report

The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco has found that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use the carcinoge...

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Rural girls quitting education as schools lack toilets

School education minister Vinod Tawde has expressed concern over alarming increase in school dropout rate, especially for girls, and blamed it on absence of girl’s to...

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Industrialisation, urbanisation killing elephants in Odisha

The status of “National Heritage Animal” to elephants has done little to save them, and at least 427 jumbos have perished in the last seven years in Odisha. Tho...

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Sustainable Development

Why the Delhi Metro needs to get rid of the ladies compartment

Having a women’s compartment is actually reinforcing the idea that men are entitled to the majority of the space. There are plenty of reasons to take the ladies compa...

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Environment

The moral issue of climate change

The politics of selfishness was embraced enthusiastically last week by Sen. Mitch McConnell. In dismissing President Obama?s deal with China to reduce carbon emissions, the...

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Sustainable Development

The moral issue of climate change

The politics of selfishness was embraced enthusiastically last week by Sen. Mitch McConnell. In dismissing President Obama’s deal with China to reduce carbon emission...

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Movies

True Review: Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 & 2

Direction: Volume=1: Lars von Trier

Direction: Volume=2: Lars von Trier

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Environment

Commonwealth Bank sued in bid to reveal carbon pollution it finances

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility launches proceedings after failing to force bank to put the issue up for shareholder vote A court case has been launched ag...

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Environment

Why climate change should signal the end of the city-state

Our urban leaders’ belief in autonomy as the ultimate goal must be unset writes Richard Sennett. The seductive idea of a place controlling its own fortunes is out of ...

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Environment

Nargis Fakhri to raise funds for Jammu and Kashmir flood victims

While a majority of the young crop of talent in Bollywood is too busy focusing on their career, their looks and making loads of moolah, there are also some, who take effort...

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