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Increasing male participation, key to the success of India's Family Planning programme

On World Vasectomy Day, 2016 we must reiterate that all methods of contraception need to be voluntary and based on the specific need of each individual opting for it. Dr Do...

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Festivals

Three Indian films to be screened in Cairo Film festival

Cairo, Nov 19 :The Cairo International Film Festival will screen three films from India, including one in the official competition for the Golden Pyramid, the top prize of ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Yo-Yo Ma's Intriguing Mission To The World

Almost 20 years ago, the great Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma embarked on a bold new direction in his career, to challenge himself musically and creatively, and question...

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Environment

Disturbing Images Show The Extent Of Delhi's Extreme Pollution Emergency

Delhi, the capital city of India and home to 25 million residents, is in the midst of an “extreme pollution event.” In other words the city has been overrun wit...

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Sustainable Development

Desert 'fog catchers' make water out of thin air

Fog harvesting was devised in South America in the 1980s and there are active projects in various countries including Chile, Peru, Ghana, Eritrea, South Africa and Californ...

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Gender

Medica-Liberia, Community Unite Against Gender Base Violence

Residents and health workers of both King Gray and Cooper Beach Communities say it is time for all Liberians to go beyond condemning the act of SGBV by taking concrete step...

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Health

Healthy lifestyle reduces even genetic heart attack risk

A recent study has found that even among those at high genetic risk, following a healthy lifestyle can cut in half the probability of a heart attack or similar event.
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Human Rights

Freedom Business Offers Indian Sex Workers Alternative To Red Light District

An Indian quilt and bag company which employs women trapped in the sex trade has appointed two former sex workers to its board, its co-founder said, calling the move a firs...

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Sustainable Development

Wind farms might be killing many more bats than we realize

It’s no secret that wind power has experienced a boom in recent years, as demand for renewable energy sources grows. But while the technology is adept at helping curb...

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Festivals

Should Goa or Delhi run the International Film Festival of India? The plot thickens

The 47th edition of the International Film Festival of India has commenced in Goa, and has been preceded by the by-now familiar jostling over jurisdiction between the two m...

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