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Gender

‘Period hut’ kills a mother and her two sons in Nepal

Age-old practices have considered women to be impure during menstruation. The illegal practice of Chhaupadi is a tradition associated with the me...

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Health

The Himalayan Superwomen: Midwives of Pakistan act as Life-savers

In Pakistan, for every 100,000 babies born, some 260 women die during childbirth. The country is one of 11 countries that comprised 65 per...

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Health

India Governance Report brings together stories of good governance from across India

Over the course of the last 10 months, Indian governance has reported its successful initiatives on issues based on health, gender parity, climate change, education and muc...

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Human Rights

Human Rights News Stories from 2018

From discrimination of LGBT to drugs – human rights issues and stories have never grown old. Every day, we hear issues related to human r...

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Sustainable Development

At COP24 in Poland, Countries come together to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement

The United Nations COP24 two-week climate change conference had gathered almost 200 parties in Katowice, Poland on t...

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Bollywood

Rina Das’s ‘Village Rockstars’ is now a Path-breaking Film in Assam

Village Rockstars, an Assamese film beats the other big-budget Bollywood blockbusters like Padmaavat, Pad Man Read More

Health

UN Chief calls for ‘transformative changes’ to our Food Systems

On Monday, the 10th of December - the UN Agriculture chief called upon “transformative changes” to our food systems, addressing that millions a...

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Human Rights

UN Security Council meets to discuss Impact of War on People with Disabilities

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force in May 2008, and has so far been signed by 130 countries. It enshr...

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Hollywood

Master Magician Ricky Jay’s death grieved by Hollywood

Legendary Magician and Actor Ricky Jay died at 72. He was an American stage magician, actor, bibliophile, and writer. Described in a 1993 ...

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Health

An Entire Sudanese Village comes together to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non...

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