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Human Rights

Remembering Savitribai Phule, Who Fought For Women’s Rights In 19th Century India

Today is the 186th birth anniversary of Savitribai Jyotirao Phule, considered to be one of India’s renowned social reformers and educationists. Phule, who was born in...

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Sustainable Development

Neuroscientists Hack Sense of Touch

Think about what it is to experience the sensation of touch. Across the vast expanse of our bodies, we are constantly touching—clothing draped on skin, shifts in air ...

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Environment

Indian Firm Makes Carbon Capture Breakthrough

A breakthrough in the race to make useful products out of planet-heating CO2 emissions has been made in southern India. A plant at the industrial port of Tuticorin is captu...

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Festivals

‘La La Land’ Named Best Movie Of The Year At Capri Hollywood Festival

Lionsgate’s musical romance “La La Land” took home the top honor at the 21st edition of the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival, with the Italian ...

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Alternative Entertainment

India’s First Underwater Art Competition Has A Fantastic Goal

While it’s easy to see the degradation of the environment on land, it isn’t so easy to tell what’s going on under the surface of water bodies. The ocean h...

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Bollywood

Sharman Joshi, Johnny Lever And Maniesh Paul Meet Differently-Abled Kids

Bollywood actors Sharman Joshi, Johnny Lever and Maniesh Paul on Tuesday attended a sports meet where 1,200 differently-abled students from 40 special schools participated....

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Hollywood

Djimon Hounsou Visits Nigeria With Oxfam

Earlier this month, Academy Award-nominated actor and Oxfam Global Ambassador, Djimon Hounsou, visited Nigeria to meet families living in desperate conditions as they face ...

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Gender

A Guide to the Social Factors That Put Transgender Lives at Risk

News coverage of transgender issues frequently includes devastating stories of violence and loss. Every year, we read about trans women who are brutally murdered, or trans ...

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Health

Why India’s Healthcare Trends In 2016 Do Not Bode Well For The Future

India should not persevere with its focus on privatising healthcare or relying on health insurance.The image that would haunt me for a long time from this year is that of D...

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Human Rights

Human Rights And Health Inequality. A Worldwide Phenomenon

A purely biomedical understanding of diminished health and preventable mortality misses key dimensions of social and economic issues.
1. The differences in health stat...

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