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Sustainable Development

I Thought Professional Surfing Was Hard; Then I Started A Water Charity

I became a first responder by accident. I had planned to go to Indonesia so I could surf and do some charity work, handing out water filters to help people who had trouble ...

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Human Rights

Child Sexual Abuse In India: An Urgent Action Plan Is Need Of The Hour

Child sexual abuse in India: An urgent action plan is need of the hour The dynamics of child sexual abuse is complex and understanding it will keep our children safe. We ar...

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Health

WHO South–East Asia Region Eliminates Maternal And Neonatal Tetanus

In a major public health feat, WHO South-East Asia Region has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus with all districts across the 11 countries having reduced the cases t...

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Hollywood

Leonardo Dicaprio Visits Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem

While there, he has been finding how Palm Oil is destroying the habitat, and raising awareness of the problem of deforestation.
Dicaprio also visited Sumatran Oranguta...

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Environment

Conservationists Make Contact With Rare Sumantran Rhino

The Sumatran rhino, the smallest of living rhinoceroses, is critically endangered. One of three Asian rhino types, it’s known for its two horns and dark, bristly hair...

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Environment

Paying The Price Of Climate Change In Human Health

Increasing frequency and severity of deadly typhoons in the Pacific, flooding in Chennai, India, the total desiccation of Lake Poopó, the second largest lake in Boli...

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Thought Factory

Beyond Pink and Blue!

When a baby is born, the obstetrician announces “It’s a boy” or “It’s a girl.” As babies, children learn to categorize everyone as eithe...

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Health

In Southeast Asia, India Leads In Child Mortality

India accounts for maximum number of newborn deaths in Southeast Asia region. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), out of the total deaths in the region, more ...

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Environment

El Niño’s Causing Havoc Around The Globe — And Could Make 2015 The Hottest Year On Record

It’s too early to say whether year’s recurrence of El Niño will end up being the most powerful on record, but it’s expected to be among the top con...

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Trending

Asia's Aids Epidemic Needs Urgent Action To Prevent Even More Deaths

At a time when HIV is in retreat globally, new infections are on the rise among some groups of adolescents in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.
This increase is la...

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