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China's Environment Minister Wants More Power To Crack Down On Polluters

China's environment minister, Chen Jining, said on Thursday that the government needed more power to go after polluters and local government officials that impede compliance w...

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How A Life Coach Taught Me To Take Control Of My Worth

I've never been hesitant to sit in the front row of a classroom, or raise my hand if I knew the answer. I fundraise for many charities and have no problem relentlessly calling...

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High Rate Of Maternal Mortality, C-Section Cause For Concern

Even after achieving an enviable position in primary health care, the State continues to have a high maternal mortality rate (MMR). With 250 mothers dying in child birth again...

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Human Rights To Be Part Of School Curriculum In Karnataka

School students will, in all likelihood, be studying a new chapter from the coming academic year. Heeding to the request of the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC)...

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The Internet Will Become Self-Aware When Aliens Wake It Up

Most people agree the internet is not consciously alive (though my two-year old daughter, who’s addicted to internet games, disagrees). Currently, the internet accepts i...

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Air Pollution Kills 5.5 Million People A Year — Over Half Of Them In China, India

Air pollution caused more than 5.5 million premature deaths in 2013, with more than half of those occurring in China and India, according to a new study, and pollution mortali...

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In Pictures: Venus And Mars Rule Together At The Gender Mela

At the 3-day Gender Mela held at Miranda House college organised by MenEngage Delhi and the One Billion Rising Campaign with support from women and community groups was attend...

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First-Of-Its-Kind Blog Series Spreads Message Of Hope For Women With Postpartum Depression

More common than diabetes during pregnancy, depression affects one in seven women who are pregnant or have recently had a baby. The often unrecognized and unmet mental health ...

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Going Mainstream In Including Disabled People In Development

Across the world, 1 in 7 people has a disability and 80 percent live in developing countries. Many people with disabilities face discrimination and stigma in their everyday li...

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How We Entered A New Era Of Astronomy

Last week, a new era of astronomy began as Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory executive director David Reitze stood before a packed room at the National Press...

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RETROSCOPE: CELEBRATING THE LEGEND DARA SINGH

On his upcoming 97th birth anniversary, 19th November 2025, Monojit Lahiri revisits the ...

November 13 2025

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: GHATAK, JUNG, BRECHT & PARTITION

In this profound essay, writer and filmmaker Sharad Raj explores how Ritwik Ghatak merge...

November 12 2025

POWERFUL PEOPLE: JUST DO IT

In a conversation, Khalid Mohamed draws out the eventful life and film adventures of wri...

November 11 2025