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India’s bride markets grow, while trafficking convictions decline

The shortage of brides in some states with skewed sex ratio has made human trafficking a lucrative trade The Indian predilection for aborting or killing the female child ap...

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Festivals

Athena Ashton’s Topical New Play ‘The Missionary Position!!’ To Be Staged In India

Theatre NW1 London

        Athena Ashton’s Topical New Play ‘The Missionary Position!!&rsquo...

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Environment

Global warming changing winter cleanup, says City of Montreal

The City of Montreal says it plans to make changes to how it manages its snow removal operations due to drastic temperature changes caused by global warming. ?We're admitti...

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Bollywood

Deepika Padukone dedicates 2015 to creating mental health awareness

Deepika Padukone has come out in support of mental health issues and is working on an initiative that will help people suffering from anxiety, depressionand panic attacks. ...

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Sustainable Development

63 million people faced with poverty due to healthcare expenditure

A whopping 63 million people are faced with poverty every year due to “catastrophic” expenditure over healthcare which neutralises the gains of rising income an...

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Sustainable Development

Lexicon of democratic literacy

The introduction of educational qualifications as eligibility criteria for contesting panchayat elections has shocked and angered rural Rajasthan, including supporters of t...

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Environment

David Attenborough: Leaders don't take climate change seriously

Sir David Attenborough is calling on global leaders to step up their actions to curb climate change, saying that they are in denial about the dangers it poses despite the o...

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Sustainable Development

India to track toilet use with tablets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching a nationwide online programme to check whether people are using toilets as part of his cleanliness drive. From next month, officia...

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Environment

Will 2015 Be The Tipping Point For Climate Change Action, Or Was It 2014?

2015 may quite possibly be the year that the world finally wakes up and responds to the challenge of climate change. 2014 provided a glimpse of what the new year may hold I...

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Bollywood

Will do my best for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: Kapil Sharma

Stand-up comedian and host Kapil Sharma has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating him to carry forwad his Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and says he will dedicate him...

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