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A Nepalese Superstition that is costing Women their Lives

In the first week of January 2018, Gauri Bayak, 23, Nepalese by nationality, was sleeping in a hut during her m...

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Building a Comprehensive Data to Prevent Violence against Children

National leaders, especially governments, play a crucial role in the data-to-action process. To support nationa...

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Powerful People

Dr Lakshmi Lingam: A Person with long years of Experience in Public Policy Advocacy Work in Women’s Movements in India

“The mobile phone is a revolutionary artefact of our times: it represents a great potential for resha...

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Sustainable Development

Adidas and Parsley Run for the Oceans by turning Ocean Plastic into Shoes

Let's dig into some figures. Studies tell us that there’s roughly 80,000 tons of plastic polluting the Pa...

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Health

A Look at India’s National Health Profile 2018

On June 19, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda released the National Health Profile (NHP)-2018 prepared by the Central Bu...

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Health

The Doctors who changed the Face of Healthcare in Maharashtra

Dr. Rani Bang and Dr. Abhay Bang are a doctor couple who were recently awarded the Padma Shri for their revolut...

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Sustainable Development

Family Planning Essential for a Sustainable Future

There's no right answer to how many children are enough or how many are too many. It all depends on a couple's ...

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Health

India’s Maternal Mortality Rate on a Downward Trend

According to the Sample Registration System bulletin, which was released last Wednesday, the maternal mortality...

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Environment

The Fish You Eat May Contain Plastic Microparticles

A day or two ago my Twitter feed was filled with tweets from WWF, Dodo and the UN with headlines which said: "B...

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Powerful People

Meet Barnali Ray Shukla; A Writer, Director and Poet

Barnali Ray Shukla dons many hats – that of a writer-director, a documentary filmmaker and a poet. She has worked in movies like <...

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