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WHO presents manual for countries to eliminate malaria

On the occasion of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched a manual to help countries assess their achievements in eliminating the disease...

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Health

To Lower Maternal Deaths, India Urged to Reconsider Role of Midwives

In this village 30 miles south of Kolkata, three generations of women have depended on Saira Bewa to deliver their babies. On a languid July afternoon, Ms. Saira, 61, squat...

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Sustainable Development

India, Singapore win 2014 UN Water for Life award

India and Singapore have won the 2014 edition of the UN-Water’s Water for Life Best Practices Award for their sustainable practices of water resources. This was annou...

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Thought Factory

Over & Underground

Overheard – “These are times of political opportunism, religious intolerance and scholastic Puritanism – and they can be construed as provocative ...

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Movies

True Review: Gulaab Gang Starring Madhuri Dixit & Juhi Chawla

Director: Soumik Sen

Cast: Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla

Rating: 2 stars

The Soumik Sen-directed Gul...

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Thought Factory

Governance Tips from India's Children

Manisha from Siwan:
The Price We Pay for Patriarchy

For 23 years, I was a UNICEF   official. This meant children paid my salary. Chi...

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Sustainable Development

Agriculture dependent population in India grew by 50% during 1980-2011

The agricultural population of India grew by a whopping 50 per cent between 1980 and 2011, the highest for any country during this period, followed by China with 33 per cen...

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Health

Pakistani polio strain threatens global campaign

Pakistan — Just a few weeks ago, 11-month-old Shaista was pulling herself up, giggling as she took her first wobbly steps with the helping hand of her teenage mother....

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Environment

Climate change’s longer growing season won’t mean more carbon capture

Forests may stay green longer due to global climate warming, but it doesn’t mean those same forests will actually grow more. In fact, new research in two papers publi...

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Environment

Is Climate Change Increasing the Disease Risk for Arctic Marine Mammals?

Climate change is melting Arctic sea ice, leaving animals that depend on it high and dry. Marine mammals like ringed seals have to find new areas to give birth, raise their...

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