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Any cheers for Doha pact?

The Doha Declaration on protecting public health is a decade old, but developing countries have not been able to make use of TRIPs flexibilities. Read More

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Financing for sustainable development: Can the international financial system make the leap?

The Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals may still be pondering the number and nature of the new goals. However, the question of which issues are “goalabl...

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Limits of Vitamin D Supplements

A large review of studies has found that vitamin D supplements have little or no benefit beyond the low levels required for bone health.http://nyti.ms/1e5wDWY

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Equal opportunities: Women empowerment help give them authority

Education is an essential means to empower women with the knowledge, skills and self-confidence. This was said by Dr Fiona Bartels Ellis, head of Equality and Diversity at the...

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Gay sex is a criminal offence, rules Supreme Court

In a blow to gay rights activists, the Supreme Courton Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the penal provision making gay sex an offence punishable with upto ...

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Industry pushes for hybrid insurance model to achieve universal health coverage

A report released by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on Monday recommended that a model which allows public sector to deliver services like antenatal care an...

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A new model for Women Empowerement

With successful implementation of various programmes aiming  to bring women to the forefront of society, the Sarada Krishna Iyer Satgamaya Centre, Udayamperoor, has set a...

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F.D.A. Approves Pill to Treat Hepatitis C

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sovaldi, from Gilead Sciences, which will let some patients be treated for a minimum of 12 weeks, but at a cost of $1,000 per dai...

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New Hurdles for Premature Babies

Middle-income countries are doing better at saving premature infants, but blindness and cerebral palsy are on the rise among the babies saved. Click here

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European Union - Approved 'safe' air pollution levels causing early deaths, shows study

Air pollution in the European Union is causing premature deaths even when levels meet quality guidelines, a report has shown. Even in areas where pollution was much lower than...

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GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024

POWERFUL PEOPLE: USHA UTHUP - THE QUEEN OF POP

Celebrating Usha Uthup’s five-decade journey as a musical trailblazer, cultural am...

November 21 2024