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Robin Chaurasiya: I am a proud and powerful lesbian

Activist Robin Chaurasiya left home at 16 to join the US Air Force, and was kicked out the day they learnt that she was a lesbian. Robin joined the fight to repeal the US a...

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Health

Contraception And Family Planning Around The World – Interactive.

A record number of women now use contraception. The latest figures from the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs show 64% of married and cohabiting women us...

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Human Rights

Harnessing The Data Revolution And Improving Land Management Through Geospatial Technology

Advances in earth observation, computing power, and connectivity have tremendous potential to help governments, and us at the World Bank, support better land management, an...

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Sustainable Development

Improving The Quality Of Skills Training: What The Adolescent Girls Initiative Pilots Can Teach Us

The Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI) through its eight pilots taught us a great deal about how to make skills training more female-friendly and support young women's trans...

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Environment

One Of The Biggest Myths About Beating Climate Change Has Just Been Busted

For the second straight year, the global economy has grown without a corresponding rise in emissions tied to climate change, reversing an almost two-century-old trend and g...

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Alternative Entertainment

Chennai And All That Jazz

In the midst of a stage crammed with the usual musical paraphernalia, singers and instruments, aspiring musician and student ManickVennimalai is something of a lone wolf. T...

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Environment

Nanotechnology To Play Key Role In Health & Environment Issues’

Nanotechnology is poised to play a key role in the spheres of health, food production, food preservation and all environment and security-related issues, a noted scientist ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Nina Simone's Face

When I was kid, I knew what the worst parts of me were—my hair and my mouth. My hair was Happy. My lips were big. Nearly every kid around me knew something similar of...

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Human Rights

Supporting Land Rights Helps Us Build Stronger, More Prosperous Communities

Land is an incredibly valuable asset that represents many different things. Land is, first and foremost, a place to call home. For many, it also serves as a critical means ...

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Sustainable Development

UP’s Mini-Grid Policy Tries To Boost Rural Electrification

Following its move to allow a special status to mini-solar-grids, the Uttar Pradesh government released details on the mini-grid policy last week. Under the scheme, the sta...

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