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1.46 Lakh Lives Lost On Indian Roads Last Year

An official report, released by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, said 1.46 lakh people were killed in road accidents in India in 2015 &...

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Human Rights

The Waste-Side Story

An evening titled ‘Waste Narratives’ was recently held at the India Habitat Centre to mark the inclusion of waste pickers and informal waste dealers in the newl...

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Festivals

Inequality Front-And-Center At Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Documentaries and narrative features illuminating women's rights, gender equality and LGBTQ issues, environmental activism, and the violence of urban gangs and drug cartels...

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Environment

India’s Roads Melt As Record-Breaking Heat Wave Continues

India’s on-going heat wave, which set a new record for the country’s highest-ever recorded temperature last week, is melting tarmac on the roads of some of Indi...

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Festivals

EU Film Festival To Start In Delhi On May 27

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) will be back with a feast of 24 award winning European films. The 21st edition of the fest will kick off here on May 27 with a scree...

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Human Rights

Half Of India's Homeless Children Are Labourers

Half of all children living on the street or from homeless families work for a living–at construction sites, hotels–and do not study, reveal data from surveys c...

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Environment

Halfway To Boiling: Indian Heat Wave Sets Record Highs

Another deadly heat wave has wracked northwest India this month, driving temperatures in one city halfway to boiling.
The city of Phalodi, about 640 kilometers (400 mi...

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Environment

The Air In Nearly Every Big City In The Developing World Is Unhealthy To Breathe

Four out of five city-dwellers worldwide live in towns with lousy air, raising the odds of premature death from lung or heart ailments, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope - All That Glitters

China is considered an Asian Tiger and an economic superpower to be feared by the First World countries. In India, Shanghai is seen as a model of urban development, and all...

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Sustainable Development

Pact Cities That Steal Smart Ideas From Animals & Plants

Architects, designers and urban planners are borrowing from natural phenomena as diverse as termite mounds and resilient grapefruits to design smart, sustainable cities. Wi...

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