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Sustainable Development

Indian scientist Kamal Bawa gets Midori Prize in Biodiversity

Indian scientist Kamal Bawa, a distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, has won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity for his resear...

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Hollywood

More Stars Announced For 2014 Stand Up To Cancer Telecast

This Friday, September 5th (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT),Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will stage its fourth biennial ...

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Hollywood

Usher Opens A New World For Children Through Reading

Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, today announced that Usher is joining with the company to launch a new “Ope...

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Environment

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place The devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir that has so far claimed 150 lives and displaced hun...

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Bollywood

Mahesh Bhatt lends support to rice bucket challenge

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt Friday lent support to the ‘rice bucket challenge’ by distributing ‘biryani’ packets among the needy at a programme organised...

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Environment

Heavy rain hits normal life in Odisha

The state has been witnessing heavy rainfall for the past two days due to the impact of a low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal, an official with the Bhubaneswar ...

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Sustainable Development

Half of India's missing children last year were sold into prostitution

The laxity of authorities has allowed child-trafficking syndicates to thrive, especially in the eastern states of India. Between 2013 and 2014, at least 67,000 children in ...

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Bollywood

Vivek Oberoi: Blood Donation should be a culture

After aiding cancer affected children and saving almost 2 lakh patients over 12 years, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is now part of mega blood donation drive. Vivek, who is ...

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Health

Gates Foundation awards $25 million to HIV vaccine research

Oregon researchers developing a vaccine that has shown promise in preventing HIV infection in primates said on Wednesday they have been awarded a $25 million grant from the...

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Environment

India's 'Climate Smart' Villages Target Sustainable Agriculture

Scientists warn that agriculture around the world can be significantly affected by climate change, and are now teaching farmers new technologies to adapt. At one ?climate s...

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