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Casa Rana: Tamil Nadu's Foster Home For HIV-Positive Kids

India has always struggled with providing facilities for the terminally ill. Whether for the aged or mentally unwell, palliative care is an arena in which we are sorely lac...

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Bollywood

Shruti Haasan Says She Is Proud To Have Produced A Film For Social Cause

Daughter of veteran actor Kamal Haasan and Bollywood actress Shruti Haasan feels proud to have backed an ad film for a social cause in her maiden production venture. Daught...

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Gender

India's Deepening Gender Imbalance

The sex ratio at birth for most Indian states is below normal India’s problem of gender imbalance may be deepening, with virtually all corners of the country now affe...

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Sustainable Development

Public Toilets Will Soon Be Equipped With Instant Feedback Devices In 11 Indian States

In an attempt to improve the nation’s sanitation experience and tackle the poor hygiene of public toilets, representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development in I...

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Health

Poor Access To Support Systems Causes High Mortality Among Women With Burn Injuries

In 1998, India was the only country in the world where fire was among the 15 leading causes of death. Even almost two decades later, incidents of burn-related injuries rema...

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Toilet: Ek Prem Katha', It Isn't: Documentary Reveals The Brutal Reality Of Manual Scavenging

Divya Bharathi’s powerful documentary Kakkoos (Toilet), about the prevalence of manual scavenging in Tamil Nadu, is very difficult to watch – imagine what it is...

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Human Rights

Study Highlights Dismal Condition Of Women Farmers

A study conducted in rural Tamil Nadu points out the appalling condition of women farmers, especially after the death of their husbands. Conducted in January by the Tamilna...

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Environment

With Crops Withering, Whither Delta Farmer?

For farmers of the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the biggest festival of the year is naturally the harvest festival — Pongal. For each farmer, it is like a wedding in t...

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Gender

MY STORY: Why I Started A Petition Against A Ban On Emergency Contraceptive Pills In Tamil Nadu

I did not take my friends’ occasional rants about the unavailability of emergency contraceptive pills in Chennai seriously, until I set out to look for it myself. I l...

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Human Rights

Scale Of Child Slavery "Shocking" In India's Spinning Mills - Research

Various forms of slavery, including child labour, are present in more than 90 percent of south India's spinning mills which produce yarn for Western brands, researchers sai...

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