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Will global polio eradication miss yet another deadline?

When the world embarked on polio eradication 26 years back, the goal was to complete that task by the year 2000. That target was not met, nor did the two deadlines set afte...

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Sustainable Development

Disadvantaged groups have little access to public goods, says India exclusion report

Most severely and consistently excluded groups are women, Adivasis, Muslims and the disabled; report confirms A recent report by a Delhi NGO undermines government claims on...

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Hollywood

A Great Big World To Perform At Rockin’ To Save Babies’ Lives Concert

R Baby Foundation – the first and only not-for-profit organization focused on saving babies’ lives through improving pediatric emergency care – is pleased...

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Health

Treat TB like HIV, say activists

Treatment Action Campaign, Section 27, and Médecins Sans Frontières are calling for civil society, which forced the government in 2002 to give antiretrovirals...

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TV

Another Game Changer, Mr Bachchan

In 2000, Amitabh Bachchan took a giant stride on to the small screen with Kaun Banega Crorepati. His TV debut was signaled as a first for Bollywood on TV. Now, 14 years lat...

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Hollywood

Black Eyed Peas Star Helps Fight Blindness In Filipino Babies

During a press conference at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) last week, Black Eyed Peas star apl.de.ap announced that his charity, Apl.de.ap Foundation Interna...

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Environment

Heat wave leads to deadly ozone pollution in Delhi

Rising NOx levels and volatile gases in the air, primarily from vehicles, form the recipe for ozone Delhi has witnessed significant ozone build-up this summer, shows a late...

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Hollywood

Kids From Akron Children’s Hospital Appear In Film With Shailene Woodley

Reality took a Hollywood turn for cancer survivors Alexis Hodges, 19, and C.J. Evans, 17, who are members of a support group for teens with cancer at Akron Children’s...

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Health

Number of HIV cases among expectant mothers decline

With increase in public awareness, more and more women are going for HIV test every year. At the same time, the number of women testing positive for HIV in district is decl...

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Sustainable Development

Air we breathe is dense with pollutants

Level of air pollution in the city is higher than it was in previous pre-monsoon assessments. Ambient air quality prior to onset of rains, according to report released by t...

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