Priorities

Top 10 ways to save ourselves from global warming

I know some of you don?t believe it and others have come to the conclusion there is nothing we can do, but the simple truth is the gas has been turned on, the fire lit and the...

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Government collects Rs 57.92 lakh as fine for smoking in public

Ever since the government had introduced a ban on smoking in public, in October 2008, the state tobacco control cell has collected Rs 57.92 lakh in fines, data shows. This sho...

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Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine following death of a baby twin who was not vaccinated

The call comes after the death of a Hunter New England baby, who had not received any of the three scheduled whooping cough vaccines administered at six weeks, four months and...

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India-US agree to fight climate change through better use of information

India and the United States have agreed to work together on efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change and improve climate resilience through better use of information ...

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Meeting the New Prime Minister

As the New York Times put it before his visit to the United States recently, India’s Prime Minister has “pledged to cut through red tape, stamp out corruption, rev...

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Pricing row hits pharma industry

Last week’s announcement by the country’s drug price regulator doing away with a provision that permitted it to determine the price of drugs considered ‘non-...

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How people are coming together to tackle climate change

The People?s Climate March on September 21 was a watershed for the emerging global climate movement, with more than 400,000 people taking to the streets of New York City. But ...

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New financing facility to help poor countries reach 2015 development goal

Additional funds will speed up progress on women and child health in developing countries To give developing countries an extra push in achieving their health-related Millenni...

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Ebola is in the US. Here's how health officials will try to contain it

On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States. The patient is currently being isolated in a...

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Message to India from UN: empower city mayors to curb emissions

Global Compact of Mayors announced at New York climate meet to make cities sustainable; India out of the picture Making cities sustainable was one of the eight action areas id...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: CINEMA, ART AND REVOLUTION

From crafting visionary films to building an inclusive filmmaking community, Kabeer Khur...

November 28 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEBRITIES AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY

From Mystique to Masses: How Modern Media Transformed Stardom into Spectacle. Monojit La...

November 26 2024

POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024