Society

Ecological effects of idol immersions
October 13, 2016
Navratri celebrations just concluded in India. The nine days of worshipping, singing, dancing, feasting and fasting ended on the tenth day with immersion of idols of Goddess Durgain the holy Yamuna River. While many people remain oblivious toissues pertaining to pollution, many h...
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Metropolis MD Ameera Shah speaks on building a hea...
October 12, 2016
The healthcare sector in India has seen many challenges but private sector initiatives are gradually making a determined progress by providing quality diagnostic centres and services across the country and beyond.
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Is New Delhi India’s stalking capital?
October 10, 2016
New Delhi has been witnessing a lot of chaos in regard of stalking and rapes in the recent years. The number of stalking cases in the Indian capital have increased from 542 in 2014 to 1,128 in 2015 and the numbers have already reached to 670 this year until September, according t...
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Indian women honoured with UN Climate Solutions Aw...
October 7, 2016
Soon after India confirmed its intention to contribute towards climate change mitigation, the United Nations recognised 1,000 rural Indian women internationally on September 28, by honouring them with the ‘United Nations Momentum for Change Climate Change Award’, for their in...
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MSF in New Delhi marked one year of Kunduz hospita...
October 7, 2016
Marking one year of attack on medical facilities in Afghanistan last year, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) trauma centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan, MSF India organised an event titled “Saving Lives, Staying Alive”on October 3, 2016 at the India Habitat ...
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Policing of Plays: Curtain goes down on Censorship...
October 3, 2016
An artist’s struggle with censorship is a long and seemingly unending one. In 2016, a number of states in the country are still practicing the archaic Dramatic Performances Act (DPA) of 1876. Preceded by the Madras High Court ruling, the Maharashtra government informed the Bomb...
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Indian Government mooting skill development progra...
September 30, 2016
The Government of India is considering the introduction of skill development programmes as part of its prison reform agenda.
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Open defecation remains a grave concern in India
September 29, 2016
Open defecation remains a problem in India even as Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) approaches its 2nd anniversary.
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Discerning Defamation- Stress on Speech
September 29, 2016
In a benchmark in the history of India’s legislative practice, MP Tathagata Satpathy has reportedly launched the most organised private member’s bill, the Speech Bill, garnering huge support from social media.
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