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14 infographics of the biggest global development moments of 2014

2014 was a big year for global development. The Ebola crisis proved why aid and strong health systems in developing countries matter. The growing inequality gap helped put ...

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Sustainable Development

80% of smokeless tobacco users in India, Bangladesh: report

The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco has found that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use the carcinoge...

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Bollywood

At Miss World Pageant, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Honoured for Charity Work

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was yesterday honoured with a special award at a glittering Miss World 2014 ceremony here for her charity work. The 41-year-old actress appeared on s...

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Sustainable Development

Suicide Rates Among Indian Youth Highest in the World

Suicide rates among Indians age 15-29 are the highest in the world, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO). The most recent numbers available...

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Sustainable Development

Crisis centre for women in distress in West Bengal

It was beyond midnight when an official of West Bengal Commission for Women got a call from a Salt Lake resident, asking him to rescue an elderly woman who was pushed out o...

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Health

HIV Evolving, Becoming Milder

A new study suggests that HIV seems to be evolving in a positive way. Unlike other bacteria that grow more resistant to drugs, HIV is gradually becoming milder "It is quite...

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Environment

Oil's fading clout will aid climate change fight in Lima: Don Pittis

It is amazing what a difference a year makes. Or in the case of oil, a few months. And in this case it may be that the decline in the status of oil ? from something akin to...

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Sustainable Development

Oil's fading clout will aid climate change fight in Lima: Don Pittis

It is amazing what a difference a year makes. Or in the case of oil, a few months. And in this case it may be that the decline in the status of oil — from something a...

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Health

Child nutrition in India’s developed States improves

India’s more developed States, especially its southern States, have seen improvements in child nutrition over the last five years, but have a patchy record on immunis...

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Thought Factory

Flyover Memories

December 1, 2014 isn?? just significant as the Golden Anniversary of the Eucharistic Congress and the first ever visit of a pontiff to India. It is also memorable for the s...

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