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First Global Conference On Gender Equality In Kerala Asia Faces Fertility Crisis

In a bid to reduce gender inequality in India and increase female work participation rates, the Kerala government is set to host the country’s first global conference...

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Smartphone Could Help Detect Air Pollution

People could soon be using their smartphones to combat a deadly form of air pollution, thanks to a new low-cost method of detecting nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a significant ai...

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Gender

Can Quotas Help Tackle The Confidence Gender Gap?

Quotas — in politics, business, or education — are a heavy-handed way to banish gender discrimination. They increase female representation, but at wha...

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Facebook V Youtube: Fighting For Views

More than eight billion videos are now viewed on Facebook every day, according to the social network. It is a staggering increase – double the views it had in April &...

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Gender

Overcoming Culture: Can India Eliminate Gender Violence?

Just over a month ago on September 25th, the 193 member countries of the United Nations voted on and approved the new 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the hop...

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Festivals

Israel Hosts Its 1st Ukrainian Film Festival

Cinema events in major cities ‘introduce Israeli audience to Ukrainian filmmakers’ as cultural influence increased from former Soviet satellite. With the increa...

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Gender

Child Marriage: A Devastating Effect Of The Refugee Crisis

The global refugee crisis triggered by the Syrian war and other conflicts poses a major challenge for governments around the world. Behind the scenes, though, it is exacerb...

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Health

Still More Evidence That Antioxidant Supplements Actually Increase Cancer Risk

Antioxidants have been pitched from grocery store shelves, vitamin supplement labels, and by nutritionist sketchballs for as long as I can remember. Indeed, the basic idea ...

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Sustainable Development

Still More Evidence That Antioxidant Supplements Actually Increase Cancer Risk

Antioxidants have been pitched from grocery store shelves, vitamin supplement labels, and by nutritionist sketchballs for as long as I can remember. Indeed, the basic idea ...

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Gender

How Do We Keep Girls In School?

Following the World Development Report (2012), we discuss policies that can change the price of schooling under three categories: (i) direct costs; (ii) indirect costs; and...

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