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India to have roadmap for cutting carbon emissions

India has unveiled a draft national policy to provide a roadmap for building comprehensive strategies for cutting carbon emissions from deforestation. Officials said the na...

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Sustainable Development

Can child labour be eliminated in India?

Every day nine-year-old Milli (named changed) rushes through her morning ablutions so that she does not get late. However, unlike other children her age, including her frie...

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Bollywood

Priyanka and Shabana root for women empowerment

Actor Priyanka Chopra feels that the mindset of people in India needs to change and they should no longer think of a girl as a burden. Priyanka, who has always lent support...

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Sustainable Development

India to play key role in Asian growth: U.S.

Declaring that she was “bullish” on India-US ties, a senior US official says the two countries will play a key role in advancing prosperity and stability in Asi...

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Bollywood

IIFA Rocks turns spotlight on fashion, music, charity

The International Indian Film Academy turned its spotlight from movies to the world of fashion and music Thursday in a glitzy extravaganza that featured the color, romance ...

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Sustainable Development

Water Walkathon

A large number of women in rural and urban India don’t have much to celebrate on women’s day on March 8 Their day will begin as usual with a walk to fetch water...

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Health

Community-based HIV prevention can boost testing, help reduce new infections

Communities in Africa and Thailand that worked together on HIV-prevention efforts saw not only a rise in HIV screening but a drop in new infections, according to a new stud...

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Hollywood

Michelle Williams Becomes Hope Ambassador In Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

Hyundai Hope On Wheels officially launched its 16th year in the fight against pediatric cancer with a special guest performance by internationally acclaimed singer Michelle...

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Health

Can we eradicate HIV/AIDS?

Wednesday is the 30-year anniversary of the day my colleagues and I reported that a new retrovirus, now known as HIV, was the agent causing AIDS. We also announced the deve...

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Bollywood

Women of Substance walk the ramp for Designer Salim Asgarally and Smile Foundation

“Children being children, are unable to ask for and take what is rightfully theirs. Child rights aren’t simply child rights. They are women’s rights, ...

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