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Gender

Letting India's Women Own Land

This month, 600 women gathered under a huge blue-and-yellow-striped tent in Baripada, a small city in Odisha, a state in India’s east. They were among India’s m...

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Health

Researchers Have Discovered How To Edit Hiv From The Dna Of Human Cells

The creation of antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV has drastically improved the life expectancy of those with the virus, and has also reduced the likelihood of transmission ...

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Human Rights

Land Indians Have The Worst Access To Safe Drinking Water In The World

India has the highest number of people in the world without access to safe water, a report released to mark World Water Day showed Tuesday.The country has 75.8 million peop...

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Sustainable Development

What A Little Land Can Do?

The poorest people in the world are those who don’t have land. In India, landlessness is a better predictor of poverty than illiteracy or belonging to castes at the b...

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Environment

Is Climate Change Killing The Great Barrier Reef?

Divers swimming along the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeastern tip witnessed a sobering sight this week.This area, off the coast of Lizard Island near Cook...

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Festivals

Documentary Film Festival To Charm Enthusiasts This Weekend - The Times Of India On Mobile

Ahead of the long weekend this week, travellers planning a trip to the scenic hills of Kumaon might add one more item to their itinerary. The fourth edition of DOK Leipzig ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Abhishek 28 Of Poetry's Most Powerful Lines Ever Written

The rhythm of the tongue brings wordless music into the air; it is in poetry that the human essence is refined to such ritualistic purity. It's in the steady beats, the son...

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Health

World Health Day To Focus On Food Safety This Year

Food poisoning and diarrhoeal infection are the two leading causes of food-borne illnesses in India. Moreover, due to lack of laboratories and shortage of manpower, many ou...

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Human Rights

62,500 Child Marriages In Tamil Nadu, Chennai Leads

Chennai tops the list of districts in TN with most married girls under 15 years of age, according to recent data released by Census 2011. With 5,480 girls under the age of ...

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Sustainable Development

Water Is More Than A Job For Them

Celebrations for World Water Day 2016 in Nagaon, Assam personify passion by honouring grassroots water-workers for their thankless efforts. "A job isn’t just a job. I...

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