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Environment

Nine-Year-Old Sues Indian Government Over Climate Change Inaction

A nine-year-old girl has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government for failing to take action on climate change, warning that young people will pay the price for the co...

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Bollywood

Shabana Azmi Says, Marriage Not A Disqualification In Bollywood

She has been married for over three decades to veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar and has essayed powerful roles in Bollywood in her 44-year journey. Acclaimed performer and soc...

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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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Human Rights

Women, Cities, And Opportunity: Making The Case For Secure Land Rights

Land and property lie at the center of many of today’s pressing development challenges. Consider that at most 10% of land in rural Africa is reliably registered. At t...

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Sustainable Development

This Computer Program Detects Cancer Earlier Than Ever—Without Surgery

Cancer is often found when someone starts to feel symptoms—pain, an abnormal growth, or maybe just fatigue. Now scientists have developed a computer program that coul...

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Festivals

What’s Showing At Sydney Film Festival 2017

For 64 years Sydney Film Festival has screened some of the best local and international cinema. It has undeniably boosted Australia’s film industry, and is one of the...

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Sustainable Development

Quadriplegic Man Regains Use Of Arms With Brain-Computer Interface

A man paralyzed from the shoulders down regained some use of his arms and hands via a brain-computer interface, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University....

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Health

Health Alert: India Has 25% Of The World’s Tuberculosis Patients

An urban tuberculosis case infects more individuals per year while a similar case in rural area remains infectious for longer period, a new research has found. India bears ...

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Health

How To Prepare For A Pandemic

No matter how you slice it, outbreaks are becoming more common. Overseas, there's been Ebola, Zika and yellow fever. And here at home, we're seeing a surge in tick-borne di...

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Gender

Indian-American Teen Indrani Das Bags The ‘Junior Nobel’ And $250,000 In Cash Prize

Indrani Das, an Indian-American teenager, has just walked away with the top prize in one of the most prestigious science competitions in the world – the Regeneron Sci...

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