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Social Norms Biggest Challenge in Child Rights: UNICEF

Prevailing social norms such as early marriage and child labour are the biggest challenge in implementing child rights in the country, a UNICEF official said. “The ma...

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Say Thank You To These 5 Invisible Heroes Who Are Dirtying Their Hands For A Clean India!

From taking matters into their own hands to creating unique and innovative solutions for India’s sanitation problems, these unsung heroes are leading India to a healt...

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Sustainable Development

Gender inequality undermining India’s progress: report

Deep-rooted gender inequalities continue to undermine India’s potential to translate economic growth into inclusive development, according to a government report whic...

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Environment

It took only two days for Abbott's 'conversion' to climate change to be exposed

Prime Minister Tony Abbott's apparent, if modest, conversion to the idea that climate change was an "important subject" following talks with French president Francois Holla...

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Sustainable Development

It took only two days for Abbott's 'conversion' to climate change to be exposed

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s apparent, if modest, conversion to the idea that climate change was an “important subject” following talks with French presid...

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Sustainable Development

First UK bus powered entirely by human waste goes into service in Bath and Bristol

The first bus in Britain powered entirely by human and food waste has made its first journey today.

Bio-Bus, a 40-seater shuttle service between Bath and Bristol Ai...

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Sustainable Development

Uruguay urges rooting new sustainable development agenda in human rights

The basis of a new sustainable development agenda must be poverty eradication, rooted in a strong foundation of human rights and recognition of rights, Uruguay’s Fore...

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Environment

UK pledges ?720m to climate change fund for poor countries

Britain will face a disaster if it adopts an ?isolationist approach? to the environment, the energy secretary, Ed Davey, has warned as he announced the UK is to give ?720m ...

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Sustainable Development

UK pledges ?720m to climate change fund for poor countries

Britain will face a disaster if it adopts an “isolationist approach” to the environment, the energy secretary, Ed Davey, has warned as he announced the UK is to...

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Environment

The moral issue of climate change

The politics of selfishness was embraced enthusiastically last week by Sen. Mitch McConnell. In dismissing President Obama?s deal with China to reduce carbon emissions, the...

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