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Preity Zinta Lends Support Towards Drought

The actress recently constructed a well in a village near Nasik city in Maharashtra that was inaugurated on Sunday. Preity Zinta, who was in the news for her private weddin...

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Elton John And Desmond Tutu Pen Op-Ed On Making Aids History

Elton John and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu penned an op-ed published on CNN.com about the United Nations’ 2016 High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS to be held this ...

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What If... A Letter From The CEO Of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

One question unites those of us who work at the Gates Foundation: What if?
What if infectious diseases could no longer wreak havoc on poor communities? What if women a...

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Reinventing L.A. Street By Street

In major cities, streets are thought of mainly as thoroughfares for cars, not as public space for all to enjoy. The Great Streets Initiative, proposed by Los Angeles Mayor ...

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Cinema Under A Bridge Provides Bollywood Escape For The Poor In Delhi

A makeshift cinema hall under a 140-year-old bridge in the Indian capital is allowing poor rickshaw pullers and migrant labourers to escape daily hardship and sweltering he...

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Textile Sector Still In Knots Over Child Labour

Textile units in Tamil Nadu have grabbed headlines several times in the past for the wrong reasons. Non-governmental organisations, including international organisations, h...

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Changing Kenya’s Landscape For Wildlife And Jobseekers

Twenty years ago, this wildlife corridor in southern Kenya was in jeopardy. A scarcity of jobs in this impoverished, arid landscape meant people were hunting wild giraffe a...

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CO2 Turned Into Stone In Iceland In Climate Change Breakthrough

The unique project promises a cheaper and more secure way of burying CO2 from fossil fuel burning underground, where it cannot warm the planet. Such carbon capture and stor...

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Short Film Festival Evokes Good Response In Salem

The day-long ‘Short Film Festival 2016’organised in connection with the 150 years of formation of Salem City held here on Sunday evoked overwhelming response. T...

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The 5 Books Bill Gates Thinks You Should Read This Summer

Balmy beach days usually send readers in search of juicy, fast-paced dramas, but for Bill Gates, the summer heat is equally great for nerdy escapism. In a new blog post the...

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