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Environment

Lima climate conference has to ‘write history’ to save earth, says Figueres

Over the course of the next two weeks, delegates will attempt to hammer out the new universal treaty, which would enter force by 2020 More than 190 nations are participatin...

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Bollywood

Tamannaah lends support to Swachh Bharat campaign – view pics!

On Mahatma Gandhi’s 145th birthday, PM Narendra Modi started the Swachh Bharat campaign, along with Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, which focused on making India a cl...

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Health

Progress on Family Planning Means Progress for All

Family Planning 2020 launched Partnership in Progress, a report on global efforts to fulfill the ambitious goal set at the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning: deliver li...

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Health

With aim to end tuberculosis by 2020, Harsh Vardhan announces free treatment for all

“TB is a by-product of poverty,” Harsh Vardhan pointed out. “I strongly believe TB control should be taken up by everyone as a development issue. The resp...

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Environment

US greenhouse gas emissions rise despite Obama's new climate change push

Federal agency finds that emissions increased during 2014 polar vortex, raising questions about US?s targeted 2020 cuts America?s energy-related carbon pollution rose 2.5% ...

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Sustainable Development

Unilever initiative helps 25 million people gain toilet access by 2020

Improving global access to sanitation can be a foundation for better health, nutrition and education The toilet. We spend about three years of our lives sitting on it. But ...

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Environment

Pay heed to water use in climate change mitigation: Experts

Besides cutting greenhouse gas emissions, technology, policies or plans that aim to slow down climate change should also take environmental factors such as water usage into...

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Environment

Creating the climate for India’s low carbon growth story

Buried under the din of the changing electoral climate, India took an important step in its fight against climate change this summer. The ‘Expert Group on Low Carbon ...

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Health

India, US and Ethiopia Join Hands to Fight Child, Maternal Deaths

India, the United States and Ethiopia have joined hands to address the global challenge of child and maternal deaths in particular in the third world countries. Union Healt...

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Health

Can Social Accountability Help Ensure Rights and Better Participation in Maternal Health Services?

Over the last two decades, social accountability has emerged as a strategy to make health services more responsive to community needs. It’s an approach that creates a...

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