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How to bring down maternal mortality rates

Despite many schemes launched for the antenatal care by the government, the maternal mortality rate remains high in India. The reason behind this high rate is not just pove...

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Environment

Let?s talk about the weather

Diplomacy in the 21st century promises to take on a very different character and content from what has been practised in the past. Issues like energy security and climate c...

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Environment

Cyclone Hudhud toll rises to 40 in Andhra Pradesh

The death toll in the severe cyclonic storm Hudhud which battered north coastal Andhra last Sunday climbed to 40, officials said Saturday. A week after the disaster, the au...

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Environment

US east coast cities face frequent flooding due to climate change

From Miami to Washington DC, towns and cities on America?s east coast could see triple the number of tidal floods by 2030 as sea levels rise, say researchers Dozens of Amer...

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Environment

Cyclone Hudhud Hammers Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, India; Damage May Top $1 Billion

Cyclone Hudhud roared across India's eastern seaboard on Sunday leaving widespread damage to trees and buildings and killing at least six people despite a massive evacuatio...

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Environment

Coastal cities need to plan for climate change

Coastal cities in India need to plan and implement climate risk management strategies as an integral part of city development, experts said Friday. They were participating ...

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Health

India may miss U.N. Millennium Development Goal for maternal mortality rate

India, which accounts for the largest number of maternal deaths in the world, is unlikely to achieve the fifth Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality to...

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Health

It is now possible to prevent cervical cancer in women by vaccination

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in India, with approximately 1.32 lakh new cases of cervical cancer being diagnosed and about 74,000 death...

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TV

Girvi Takes Flight

Whichever way you spell this recent show on Colors TV -- Udaan or Udann, it is going where few TV series have gone. Placed in a remote region of India, there is an antithes...

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Festivals

Spanish Cinema to be part of 5th Jagran Film Festival

Spanish cinema has achieved high marks of recognition. The 5th edition of Jagran Film Festival presents an exciting line-up ...

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