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Sustainable Development

The Urban Farmers Battling Bangalore's Concrete Jungle

In Ramagondanahalli village, Muniraju Hanumanthappa bends over his clay-coloured soil surrounded by bright green spinach leaves. He quickly prunes the plants, dwarfed by th...

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Bollywood

Twinkle Khanna: Let's Talk Menstruation

Entrepreneur, producer and author Twinkle Khanna, who is producing a film titled "Padman", is campaigning to urge people to talk about menstruation. "No shame in menstruati...

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Trending

Impact Of Mothers Learning

Literacy programmes for mothers can not only improve their own learning skills but also impact their children's education, a recent study has found. During the one-year stu...

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Future Of Space Travel Depends On Varsha Jain, Space Gynaecologist

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who's on the International Space Station right now, spent 377 days total in space prior to this mission—the most of any US woman. It's a...

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Human Rights

The Sex Slaves Of Al-Shabab

When Salama Ali started investigating the disappearance of two younger brothers last year she made an awful discovery - not only were radicalised young Kenyan men leaving t...

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Alternative Entertainment

Fierce Female Superheroes Take On Ethiopia's Biggest Problems In 'Tibeb Girls'

Africa's biggest social issues and taboos are no match for these girls. A revolutionary new cartoon series called Tibeb Girls features a group of three young superheroes, w...

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Hollywood

Diane Kruger: ‘I’ve Always Earned Less Money Than Male Co-Stars For Hollywood Films’

Diane Kruger has never been earned the same pay as her male co-stars on American movies. The difference in salaries for actors and actresses in the industry has been addres...

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Human Rights

Meet The Kenyan Scientist Who Overcame Gender Stereotypes To Fight Malaria

Growing up in Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Faith Osier often dreamed of curing the world of deadly diseases like malaria, an illness spread by mosquitos that kills more than 438,000...

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Sustainable Development

Seeing The Light: How India Is Embracing Solar Power

India unveiled the world's biggest solar farm earlier this year and has quadrupled its solar capacity in the last three years, bringing electricity to millions of off-grid ...

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Environment

The Uncertain Fate Of The Worlds Most Important Freezer

In 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Trust was heralded as one of the greatest inventions of the year. Located on a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between ...

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