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Human Rights

Supporting Land Rights Helps Us Build Stronger, More Prosperous Communities

Land is an incredibly valuable asset that represents many different things. Land is, first and foremost, a place to call home. For many, it also serves as a critical means ...

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Sustainable Development

UP’s Mini-Grid Policy Tries To Boost Rural Electrification

Following its move to allow a special status to mini-solar-grids, the Uttar Pradesh government released details on the mini-grid policy last week. Under the scheme, the sta...

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Environment

Fracking To Prompt Sharp Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emmissions

Fracking is set to lead to a sharp rise in emissions of climate changing greenhouse gases, newly undermining industry and government claims that shale gas is a relatively c...

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Festivals

Miami Film Festival Announces 2016 Winners

The Miami International Film Festival announced the winners of its 33rd edition on Saturday, with Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan” winning the Knight Competiti...

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Alternative Entertainment

Art For Gender Equality In India

After a jam-packed month of arts-based social projects in slum communities in Delhi and Mumbai through the Shanti Arts for Action project, it was time for new adventures th...

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Financial Jharkhand: Women Hockey Players Learn English To Break Language Barrier

Sonal Minz may hail from Simdega, a remote region in Jharkhand, but that’s not where she wants to remain all her life. A goalkeeper with the Indian women’s hock...

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Health

Doctors Punjab Health Spend More On Salaries Less On Care

Two separate reports relating to health and healthcare in Punjab released last week have underlined that the poor, especially in rural areas, remain the most vulnerable to ...

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Human Rights

India's Doctors Learn Safer Abortion Techniques To Cut Maternal Deaths

Lying in bed clutching her abdomen, a young Indian woman leans over her toddler to retrieve some pain relief from the stash on her bedside table at a private hospital in De...

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Sustainable Development

Transition From Millennium Development Goals To Sustainable Development Goals In India

India has made a significant progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and some targets have been achieved. However progress has been mixed. There is a scope...

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Festivals

Toronto Film Festival And Telefilm Canada To Tour ‘See The North’ Film Series In U.S.

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has teamed up with Telefilm Canada to present a six-movie series of Canadian films, “See the North,” on a U.S. to...

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