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Global suicide rates on a downward trend - WHO

According to a study released on 7th February, suicide rates have fallen by more than a third globally, since 1990. The World Health Organizati...

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Environment

NOAA: “Winter storms don't prove that global warming isn't happening.”

The extreme cold which covered the US Midwest last week was termed to be a “deep freeze” which urged many to wonder if it’s d...

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Sustainable Development

Three interrelated pandemics – obesity, starvation and climate change are ‘burning’ our planet

According to a report released on 27th Jan (Sunday) in The Lancet, the world needs to cope up with new initiatives to fight t...

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Human Rights

People who risk their lives to build our Homes

The construction sector, today, is one of the biggest job providers. India has seen a construction boom in recent years as incomes rise and cit...

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Sustainable Development

Need for Clear and Concrete Mechanisms for reducing Air Pollution

According to the World Health Organization, India has nine of the world’s 10 most polluted cities, with hazardous urban smoke. ...

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Gender

‘Period hut’ kills a mother and her two sons in Nepal

Age-old practices have considered women to be impure during menstruation. The illegal practice of Chhaupadi is a tradition associated with the me...

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Health

The Himalayan Superwomen: Midwives of Pakistan act as Life-savers

In Pakistan, for every 100,000 babies born, some 260 women die during childbirth. The country is one of 11 countries that comprised 65 per...

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Health

A Call for Taxes on Unhealthy Food high in Salt and Sugar

 “Junk food should be taxed”, says England's top doctor, calling on unhealthy food high in sugar and salt. Professor Dame Sall...

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Health

Access to better Health-care Facilities can reduce 71% of Neonatal deaths in India

According to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) ‘Survive and Thrive’ report...

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Environment

Hundreds of birds die after 5G Transmission tests in The Hague

Governments are promoting it just as if the future of humanity depends on it. 5G is the fifth generation wireless mobile&...

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