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Environment

Nearly 20 Million People Were Displaced Last Year Because Of Extreme Weather

Extreme natural disasters like floods, storms and earthquakes displaced nearly 20 million people in 2014, a new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has found. Sin...

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Sustainable Development

Corporations Going Green For Optimal Returns On HR

The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) in a poll defined Green Workplaces as environmentally sensitive, resource efficient and socially responsible workspaces. The...

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Thought Factory

Of A Biased Media, Yakub Memon And Baby Crows!

So as I walked into the elevator that would take me to my apartment on the 7th floor after work last evening, in walked with me a lady well over 75 years of age.

I ...

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Thought Factory

An Elite Cafeteria Or A Canteen For Everyone?

June 30, 2015, 9.15 pm

I heaved a sigh of relief as I put down my purse, lunchbox, umbrella and some vegetables I ...

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Environment

Shell Just Got The Green Light To Drill In The Arctic

Federal regulators say Shell can start drilling for oil in the frigid waters off Alaska this summer, but it can't go all the way without protection. The device that would b...

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Health

WHO Calls For Urgent Action To Curb Hepatitis

The World Health Organisations (WHO) is to use the 2015 World Hepatitis Day, slated for July 28 to highlight the urgent need for countries to enhance action aimed at preven...

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Environment

Tiny Marine Organisms At The Base Of The Food Chain Are Eating The Plastic We Toss In The Oceans

Tiny marine organisms sitting at the very bottom of our food chain are ingesting the plastics that humans are tossing by the ton into the world's oceans, say researchers in...

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Sustainable Development

Device Pulls Drinkable Water From The Air As You Cycle.

Most bicycles have a place to hold a water bottle. This isn’t most bicycles. Fontus—a device created by Austrian designer Kristof Retezár—takes the...

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Gender

Empower Women For A Stable Society: Abdul Kalam

“Empowerment of women will ensure a stable society” said Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, during an interaction with students of Avinashilingam University i...

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Environment

The Real Pygmies Experience': Evicted Batwa People Now Just Act Out A Previous Life For Tourists.

Perched on a ladder made of branches leaning against a large tree, the pygmy hunter slowly raises his bow towards the the thick canopy of the equatorial forest. His muscles...

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