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With This Low-Cost Arsenic Water Filter, An IIT Kharagpur Professor Wants To Helps Lakhs Of Indians

In 2004, Sirshendu De, a professor at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, started to work towards saving those from underprivileged backgrounds in West Bengal ...

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Human Rights

Why A Trans-Woman In Kolkata Insisted On Having A Legal Wedding With Pomp And Circumstance

The wedding reception on February 18, at Kolkata’s Vespa Hotel, was a typical Bengali affair. A hundred guests, comprising close friends and relatives, were invited. ...

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Human Rights

How Our Cities Are Violating The Rights Of Children

Air pollution, piles of garbage, open electrical wires and chaotic traffic are just a few of the hazards that children in India's cities negotiate every day. While these pr...

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Human Rights

Mumbai: Joining Hands To Fight For Women’s Rights

Priyanka Paul, a mass media student of St Xavier’s College, has used her art to start a discussion on social media. In a series titled ‘Goddesses’.THE mol...

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A Tree Festival In Bengaluru Aims To Save The City’s Trees By Making People Fall In Love With Them

At a time when trees are quickly being replaced by skyscrapers and flyovers in cities across the world, perhaps it is a good idea to take a moment to truly celebrate nature...

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Festivals

Bengaluru International Film Festival

The 9th edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival (Biffes) is here. Over a week, audience will get to see some of the best of films from all over the world. If y...

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If You’re Going To India Art Fair, Make Sure You Check This Installation Out

India’s quickly galvanising, non-commercial art scene has set the score for some of the best curated art festivals across the globe. With the likes of the ongoing Koc...

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Health

Public Health: Increased Prescriptions Sign Of Awareness?

Depression, though widespread in India, is rarely accorded priority in the public health system, which is burdened with cases of TB and dengue as well as non-communicable d...

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Gender

Violence Against Women Hurts The Economy

India is caught in a depressing cycle of lack of empowerment of women and low economic productivity in society There are obviously many reasons to be appalled and sickened ...

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Gender

Blank Noise Movement Speaks Out Against Sexual Harassment

When the clock struck midnight, and we welcomed the New Year, Bengaluru had another tale to tell — a mob of men caused utter chaos as they sexually harassed women who...

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