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Environment

Locals Accuse Pakistan Of Doing The Dirty By Turning To Coal To Meet Energy Needs

Amid the din of the excavating machines and the rumble of dumpers removing and hauling tonnes of earth, the voice of indigenous communities in Pakistan’s Sindh provin...

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Sustainable Development

Matt Mitchell Is Arming Underserved Communities With Anti-Surveillance Tools

Matthew Mitchell had one of his first encounters with surveillance in the 1990s. At General Electric, his work usually involved repairing computers. But after a sexual hara...

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Human Rights

A Lesson For Bollywood: How Regional Films Are Tackling Land Rights, Championing Farmers

A villainous company. Corrupt government officials. A heroic defender of farmers emerging victorious from a fight over land. This is far from a typical storyline for Indian...

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Environment

Tesla Moves Beyond Electric Cars With New California Battery Farm

From the road, the close to 400 white industrial boxes packed into 1.5 acres of barren land in Ontario, California, a little more than 40 miles from downtown Los Angeles, l...

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Gender

This Chennai NGO Helps Women Who Have Been Victims Of Violence With Counselling, Protection & More

There’s a story that Dr. Prasanna Poornachandra, the founder of The International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC), likes to tell that is equal ...

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Environment

ERM Power Criticised For Choosing $123m Fine Over Renewable Energy Certificates

The Clean Energy Regulator has castigated a major electricity company for choosing to pay a $123m penalty rather than build or contract new wind or solar power.
It sai...

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Alternative Entertainment

These 10 Powerful Images Shut Down All Who Blame Women’s Clothes For Sexual Assault

Usually when the gory details of molestation, sexual harassment, and rape cases become news in India, some people end up erroneously dissecting the clothes worn by the vict...

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Alternative Entertainment

Locals Are Knitting Giant Sweaters For Rescued Elephants In This Mathura Village

Winter isn’t winter, if you aren’t all snuggled up into your own version of a blanket burrito, with some hot chocolate to keep you company. The weather has been...

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Chennai Boy Invents Device That Could Save Newborns From Jaundice

Having a doctor or engineer in the family is every Indian parent’s dream. Vivek Kopparthi beat all those expectations though, when he ended up on the Forbes 30 Under ...

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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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