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Girls Rule In An Indian Village

Though small and remote, the village of Mawlynnong, bordering Bangladesh in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, attracts tourists from all over the globe. Most c...

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Hollywood

These Hollywood Men Bat For Women’s Empowerment

Matt Damon: If I had a bucket list, I’d say raising my four girls to be strong, good women would be No. 1 “What attracted me to Lucy (wife) was her strength, he...

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Health

At U.N., Radicals Regret Lack Of ??rogress??And Seek To Feminize Post-2015 Development Agenda

Against the backdrop of ongoing negotiations over the United Nations??new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), delegates and activists from around the world met at the U.N...

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Sustainable Development

Government Keen To Operationalise Emergency Helpline For Women By 2017

Over two years after the Nirbhaya incident brought the focus on women safety, the government has kick-started the process to set up a single emergency response number acros...

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Sustainable Development

In India, Profitable Farming With Fewer Chemicals

The earth beneath Lakshmi Karre’s sparse cotton crop is hard and dry. Dressed in a flowery orange sari, she squats in the large gap between two plants and tugs at som...

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Sustainable Development

Nikhil Seth: A New Vision For Sustainable Development

In his more than two decades with the United Nations, Nikhil Seth has played a pivotal role in the development of first the Millennium Development Goals in 2000 and now the...

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Bollywood

5 Bollywood Films That Teach Us Few Things About Women Empowerment

It is sort of fashionable to talk about feminism and women empowerment these days. Everybody seems to have an opinion on how a woman’s life could and should be. Socia...

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Hollywood

Connie Britton Named As United Nations Development Programme Ambassador

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed American actress Connie Britton as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, with a special focus on poverty eradication...

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Sustainable Development

Cellphones for Women in Developing Nations Aid Ascent From Poverty

Here is what life is like for a woman with no bank account in a developing country. She keeps her savings hidden — in pots, under mattresses, in fields. She constantl...

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Bollywood

Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin: A Look At Women Who Used Social Media To Raise Their Voice For Important Issues

Deepika recently released a video on women empowerment. We look at other actors who used social media to raise their voice for important issues. Be it for clarifying their ...

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