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Handmade, Upcycled And Women-Powered ‘Chindi’

As most beautiful things do, Chindi started as a fun project from Tanushri Shukla’s love for knitting. Along with a friend who loved to crochet, the duo started makin...

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Sustainable Development

Massive Telescope Will Be Upgraded To Study The Nearest Exoplanets To Earth

One of the biggest space stories of 2016 was the discovery of the Earth-scale planet Proxima b in orbit around Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun. Located only 4...

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Environment

Dutch Electric Trains Become 100% Powered By Wind Energy

All Dutch electric trains are now powered by wind energy, the national railway company NS has said . “Since 1 January, 100% of our trains are running on wind energy,&...

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Bollywood

Shah Rukh Khan On Bengaluru Molestation: Teach Boys To Respect Women

Shah Rukh Khan condemned the Bengaluru molestation and urged parents of young boys to teach their sons to respect women. The New Year revelry turned into a nightmare for se...

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Alternative Entertainment

Photographers Capture Iconic Indian Artists In Their Element

Few human traits exist in that unlikely realm somewhere between being reviled and revered but our innate sense of voyeurism is definitely one of them. Though our methods ma...

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Festivals

Film Festival Puts Spotlight On Local Makers

Saturday has the kind of gray forecast nobody wants to hear - 45, cloudy and rainy. If only someone would organize a free screening of local films in a new, funky space. En...

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Gender

Three Things I’ve Learned About The Real Meaning Of Gender Equality

When I started the Red Elephant Foundation in 2013, six months after I turned 25, I was still wet behind the ears about gender equality. Growing up in Chennai, India I live...

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Health

Why Are Women Worldwide Not Using Contraceptives—Even Though They Don’t Want a Pregnancy?

Significant numbers of women worldwide don't use birth control due to fears of side effects, negative beliefs about contraception, and because they don't think they need it...

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Human Rights

National Human Rights Commission Raises Concern Over School Infrastructure

Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) H L Dattu here on Monday expressed concern over poor infrastructure in schools, land acquisition without proper compe...

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Sustainable Development

Living With Robots Will Change Humans in Unexpected Ways

We will love our robots. That much is hardwired into the human brain, according to Kate Darling, a research specialist at the MIT Media Lab.
From the heartfelt outpour...

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