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Tomatoes, Limes & Sex-Selective Abortions

The United States is withdrawing all of its funding from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) after claiming without evidence that the agency supports coercive abortions in China...

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Environment

Finance Sector Could Face Climate-Risk Testing, Says Australian Watchdog

Australia’s financial institutions could be required to test climate-risk scenarios as international regulators continue to warn of the economic dangers posed by clim...

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Health

Increasing male participation, key to the success of India's Family Planning programme

On World Vasectomy Day, 2016 we must reiterate that all methods of contraception need to be voluntary and based on the specific need of each individual opting for it. Dr Do...

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Human Rights

This Tradition Is Forcing Rajasthan Women To Let Go Of Family Property

In a bid to address the imbalance, Rajasthan and other states now offer lower rate mortgages and cheaper registration when a property is registered in the name of a woman.<...

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Environment

So We Signed the Paris Agreement. Now What?

On Friday, representatives from 175 nations signed the Paris Agreement, which outlines voluntary carbon emissions and climate targets. It's doubtlessly a momentous step in ...

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Gender

Here's Why 14 Women Including Twinkle Khanna Are Painting Dead Trees

If you happen to take a walk around Juhu in Mumbai one of these days, some vibrant and colourful trees will welcome you – trees that are no longer alive but have been...

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Environment

Earth Hour: What Is It And Why Is It So Important?

On Saturday night, cities across the world will go dark as the globe comes together in the fight against climate change.
The voluntary power cut marks Earth Hour, a gr...

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Bollywood

Vivek Oberoi To Pledge His Eyes For Donation

Vivek Oberoi has always been active in supporting social causes through his voluntary organisation. Interestingly, he has now decided to donate his eyes after a couple appr...

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Hollywood

Jeff Foxworthy Honored For Fight Against Childhood Cancer

Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance at the work site in the United States, today honored three heroes who have left a giant footprint in the fight against ch...

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Health

Palakkad First HIV/Aids Literate Dist in Country

PALAKKAD: Palakkad will be declared the first total HIV/ Aids literate district in the country on Monday. T N Kandamuthan, district panchayat president, said that in the la...

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