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Environment

Why Thunderstorms are Occurring more Frequently all over the World?

Each year, many people are killed or seriously injured by severe thunderstorms despite the advance warning. While severe thunderstorms are most common in the spring and sum...

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Environment

Kern Aggarwal and Ranjani Prabhakaran - Wedded to making a difference

Kern Agarwal and Ranjani Prabakaran, a couple from Chennai left their daily routine jobs to plunge full-time into organic farming. They took an initiative to promote organi...

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Sustainable Development

Partners In Transforming India's Urban Transportation

India is experiencing an unprecedented transition from rural to urban living. Its urban population increased from 222 million in 1990, to 410 million in 2014 and is forecas...

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Alternative Entertainment

Manthan 2017: India's Largest Street Play Festival Ends After Performances Abroad

Manthan Mahotsav, the largest street play festival in India, finally completed its 10th edition with the ceremony on April 1. The brainchild of Verve, the street play socie...

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Environment

There's Poison In The Air

Nearly a third of Indian cities have breached annual pollution limits mandated by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) between 2011 and 2015, according to figures fro...

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Sustainable Development

These ‘Plastic’ Bags Are Actually Made of Potato & Tapioca – and Can Become Animal Food on Disposal!

The partial or total ban on plastic bags in several Indian cities is often lauded as a welcome move by most people. As it should be! But if you ask those who cannot afford ...

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Meet The 23-Year-Old Who Has Trained More Than 300 Rural Children In Using The Personal Computer

Kainat Ansari first learnt to operate a PC when she was in Class 6. Now, in less than two years, she has introduced the PC to more than 300 children in rural India, enablin...

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Festivals

EU Film Festival To Start In Delhi On May 27

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) will be back with a feast of 24 award winning European films. The 21st edition of the fest will kick off here on May 27 with a scree...

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Human Rights

Half Of India's Homeless Children Are Labourers

Half of all children living on the street or from homeless families work for a living–at construction sites, hotels–and do not study, reveal data from surveys c...

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Bollywood

Anushka Sharma Campaigns For Noise Free Diwali Through 'Pawsitive'

While she has often been open about her love for animals, especially her pet dog Dude, Anushka Sharma has now decided to campaign for yet another cause this Diwali. After h...

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