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Health

Can Social Accountability Help Ensure Rights and Better Participation in Maternal Health Services?

Over the last two decades, social accountability has emerged as a strategy to make health services more responsive to community needs. It’s an approach that creates a...

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Environment

India invokes ‘right to grow’ to tell rich nations of its stand on future climate change negotiations

In what may be a strong signal to rich nations on the issue of climate change, New Delhi on Tuesday said the developing countries, including India, have a “right to g...

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Sustainable Development

Green lore

Environment has been intrinsic to our oral traditions much before we developed writing. But it is only in the past decade or two that environmental literature has become ma...

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Sustainable Development

India to boost Bhutan energy ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Bhutan National Assembly session in Thimphu on Monday. Mr Modi arrived in Bhutan on his first foreign trip after becoming Prime M...

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Sustainable Development

Rural Development Schemes Up For Overhaul

Ministry of panchayati raj plans to develop model panchayats in different states through integrated development President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to parliamentaria...

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Hollywood

Black Eyed Peas Star Helps Fight Blindness In Filipino Babies

During a press conference at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) last week, Black Eyed Peas star apl.de.ap announced that his charity, Apl.de.ap Foundation Interna...

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Environment

Legal fraternity stresses on increasing green cover

The entire legal fraternity of Thane district had gathered at the Thane District and Sessions Court to promote green cover and combat global warming on the occasion of Worl...

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Sustainable Development

Government to take up zero tolerance policy towards violence against women

Amid public outrage over gang rape and murder of two girls in north Indian state Uttar Pradesh, the Narendra Modi government Monday vowed “zero tolerance” polic...

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Sustainable Development

Village to move court against Bengaluru civic body for illegal garbage dumping

Residents of Mandur village, where Bengaluru city dumps about 1,800 tonnes of garbage every day, have decided to move court against the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike&r...

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Hollywood

Hard Rock Partners With Rihanna On Limited-Edition Artist Spotlight Merchandise

Hard Rock International has partnered with international superstar Rihanna on limited-edition merchandise. As part of the partnership, the singer revealed a shirt featuring...

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