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Why Odisha’s Tribal Women Are Returning To Their Natural Roots For Guidance On Food

Even in 21st century India, there is a sizeable number of children for whom life is riddled with poverty, food insecurity, poor nutrition, and minimal access to safe water,...

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Health

Technology Trends To Watch In Women’s Health

The past year was not a great one for women’s health technology. First there was the Bluetooth-enabled “smart tampon” that raised eyebrows with its clunky...

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Human Rights

Ashoka's Bill Drayton: Every Child Needs To Be A Changemaker

Everyone can be a changemaker and it is never too early too start. That is the premise that global non-profit Ashoka says is behind its new LeadYoung initiative, which seek...

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Sustainable Development

There's A World Of Fitness Trackers Beyond Fitbit

Fitness trackers are some of the most practical must-have smart gadgets. Designed to help you keep track of your steps, your daily activity, your heart rate, and even your ...

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Hollywood

Taylor Swift Surprises 96-Year-Old Fan With “Christmas Miracle”

The singer left 96-year-old grandfather Cyrus Porter speechless when she made the trip to New Madrid, Missouri, to meet the World War Two veteran, who was diagnosed with ca...

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Gender

This Terracotta Invention Is Easing Periods For Young Rural Girls

In India, anything related to menstruation is treated like a state secret, whispered about behind closed doors and wrapped in brown paper. As a result young girls across th...

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Health

Healthcare A Mix Of Highs & Lows

The Raghubar Das government focused on development of healthcare infrastructure in 2016 but services did not improve on the ground level. Shortage of doctors remained a big...

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Human Rights

Corruption, Caste Keep Poor From Owning Land In Northern India

For decades, Kunta lived in a hut outside Kachhidih village in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, enduring the insults of higher-caste villagers who claimed her land - w...

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Environment

Grass Was Greener But Wildlife Struggled In Muggy 2016

Farmers made hay but rampant grass growth in 2016 made life hard for butterflies and even puffin chicks, according to a review of the year’s wildlife and weather by t...

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Alternative Entertainment

A Tribute To The Artist who Sketched And Illuminated India’s National Emblem

Next time you see the national emblem of India, think of a young artist shuttling a hundred kilometres a day for about a whole month, braving the crowds, dust and grime of ...

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