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How A 105-Year-Old Ended Open Defecation In Her Village

On Tuesday, Dhamtari became the first district in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh to be declared free from open defecation. And the credit for that is being given ...

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Health

11 Health Innovations To Drastically Cut Maternal And Child Mortality Rates

Achieving the ambitious target to end maternal and child deaths, enshrined in the sustainable development goals (SDGs), will require ingenuity. The good news is that 11 hea...

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Festivals

Three Kannada Films Chosen For Goa Film Festival

After eight years, three Kannada films have been selected for screening in the Panorama section of International Film Festival of India to be held in Goa from November 20.A...

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Hollywood

Wonder Woman Honorary Ambassador For The Empowerment Of Women And Girls

Wonder Woman, the iconic superhero, has been named an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls by the United Nations and will be tasked with raising aware...

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Health

Mobile Diagnostic Device That Helps Pregnant Women In Rural India Receive Timely Medical Attention

A six-page report published in September by the established UK medical journal Lancet provided some shocking figures about maternal mortality in India. It revealed that in ...

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Human Rights

India’s Hunger Crisis Worse Than Bangladesh, Nepal

Reductions in the prevalence of undernourishment, child stunting, child mortality and child wasting (low weight for height) have led to the improvement in Global Hunger Ind...

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Health

This International Day Of The Girl Child, What Are The Challenges That Plague The Girl Child In India

Today, the 11th of October, marks the International Day of the Girl Child. The United Nation states that there are 1.1 billion girls today brimming with talent and creativi...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope - Rule Of King

Stephen King who is known for his horror novels and thrillers, wrote a detective novel called Mr Mercedes, and then wrote two more with the same characters turning...

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Sustainable Development

Blue Origin Successfully Lands Both Capsule And Rocket Booster

Blue Origin, the private space company founded by Amazon entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, pulled off a pretty incredible looking double bullseye today: it successfully landed both ...

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Health

Prioritizing Maternal And Newborn Survival: Time To Look To The Developing World For Affordable Solutions

With America unique among developed and most developing countries in its rising maternal mortality, it's especially encouraging to see significant progress in mothers' and ...

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