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Human Rights

On The Margins In A City Of Dreams

A week after a fire broke out in the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai, fires in smaller pockets continue to blaze. But toxic smoke is only an addition to a long list of prob...

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Sustainable Development

Tomatoes Could Be Turned Into Major Source Of Green Energy

Tomatoes considered so ugly that they are not fit for shop shelves could be turned into a major source of green energy, according to scientists.Researchers working on a gro...

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Environment

These 5 Countries Are The Worst Environmental Offenders

Each year, Yale's Environmental Performance Index(EPI) ranks 180 countries based on how well they've fared at protecting human health and vulnerable ecosystems.
The EP...

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Health

International Women's Day: Top 6 Health Issues Every Woman Must Know!

Women, as we know, have come a long way. Today, she’s independent, capable and liberated, claiming more power and freedom proving her potential again and again. It is...

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Retroscope

Retroscope - Salaam Women

Many of you are familiar with the question of being born female in India. But it will be nice to go through the exercise together –imagine you are a daughter in India...

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Sustainable Development

The Rise Of The Social Entrepreneur

Recently, I wrote a column suggesting that, in the field of social change, we’re getting smarter. I went so far as to say that we may even be going through a new Enli...

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Environment

Honeybees Suffer Learning Difficulties After Ingesting Tiny Quantities Of Pesticides, Study Finds

Honeybees can suffer from “severe” learning difficulties and memory problems after ingesting tiny quantities of a type of pesticide, new research indicates. Bee...

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Human Rights

Malnutrition, Alcoholism In Tribal Madhya Pradesh Get Baneebai Cure

At first glance, her profile hardly looks newsworthy — a young woman of the poor Bhilala tribe in Madhya Pradesh; a high school dropout.But BaneebaiNingwal has the re...

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Human Rights

Mumbai: Child Rights Body Unveils Rs 1000 Crore Plan To Transform Lives

Plan India, one of the major global child rights organisations, aims to invest Rs 1000 crore in programmes to improve the lives of millions of children over the next five y...

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Sustainable Development

Neuroscientists Score A Rare Hit Against An Impenetrable Face Of Schizophrenia

One of the most prevalent and difficult-to-treat symptoms of schizophrenia isn't hearing voices or paranoia or any of the more popularly associated features of the disease&...

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