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Rajasthan Govt’s Gift To Newlyweds: Contraceptives And Vanity Kits

Newlyweds in 14 Rajasthan districts will soon get unusual gifts from the government: a pack of condoms, strips of oral contraceptive pills and a vanity kit as part of a pro...

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Environment

Climate Change In 2016: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

This past year had so many stories involving human-caused climate change – it will be forever in our memories. Here is a summary of some of the high points, from my p...

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Gender

Anjali Lama Will Become The First Transgender Model To Walk The Lakme Fashion Week

When Anjali Lama walks the ramp at the Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort in 2017, she will also be blazing the trail for transgender people across the world. She will...

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Human Rights

Remembering Savitribai Phule, Who Fought For Women’s Rights In 19th Century India

Today is the 186th birth anniversary of Savitribai Jyotirao Phule, considered to be one of India’s renowned social reformers and educationists. Phule, who was born in...

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Festivals

‘La La Land’ Named Best Movie Of The Year At Capri Hollywood Festival

Lionsgate’s musical romance “La La Land” took home the top honor at the 21st edition of the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival, with the Italian ...

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Gender

A Guide to the Social Factors That Put Transgender Lives at Risk

News coverage of transgender issues frequently includes devastating stories of violence and loss. Every year, we read about trans women who are brutally murdered, or trans ...

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Health

Why India’s Healthcare Trends In 2016 Do Not Bode Well For The Future

India should not persevere with its focus on privatising healthcare or relying on health insurance.The image that would haunt me for a long time from this year is that of D...

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Environment

The Five Innovations That Shaped Sustainability In 2016

While the rest of the world struggled to come to terms with the aforementioned craziness, innovators, scientists and tech heads worked quietly from the sidelines to come up...

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Health

Diagnosing Disease With A Snapshot

The physician, Karen Gripp, chief of the Division of Medical Genetics at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, noted that her patient, a toddler girl, ...

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Festivals

Chennai Film Fest To Screen Films Of Jayalalithaa

The Chennai International Film Festival, which will be held in the city between January 5 and 12, will be screening films of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who passe...

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