Society
Bid goodbye to unhygienic toilets in Indian trains
December 12, 2018
In an effort to maintain hygiene, Indian Railways has announced that it will set up electronic toilets in the railway coaches. They will be environment-friendly and will be initially installed in a coach in the LTT-Coimbatore Express to monitor its performance.
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Artists, Activists stand in solidarity with farmer...
December 1, 2018
On November 30, farmers from all over the country marched in Delhi to demand a 21 day exclusive session for discussing the country's agrarian crisis. While the farmers were fuming in anger, the urban educated remained oblivion to the distress, however, the intellectual circuit of...
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Odisha releases bilingual dictionaries for tribal ...
November 26, 2018
In a drive to promote and protect the tribal culture in the state, the Odisha state government released bilingual dictionaries and trilingual tribal language proficiency modules for use in elementary multilingual education.
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An app to track snake bites and save lives
November 23, 2018
The Big 4 Mapper app developed by the Indian Snake Bite Initiative will track snake species for the purpose of developing better antidotes among others.
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India’s girl child survival rate up by four ...
November 15, 2018
UNICEF reports says that for the first time in five years, India's girl child mortality has shrunk down four fold.
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How Tinder changed the dating landscape of India
November 14, 2018
Today’s generation has a go-to- place to seek a mate and it is not a club or party, it is their mobile phone!
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International day to end impunity for crimes again...
November 2, 2018
The brazen killing of Gauri Lankesh just outside her house and the recent murder of Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar, once again highlight how dangerous life for journalists has become, and how rarely the perpetrators of the crimes committed against them are brought to justice.
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Deluges eroding the heart of Assam’s culture
November 1, 2018
The cultural heartland of Assam and the home of the Vaishnava faith - Majuli island is plagued by yearly deluges which leave thousands homeless and scores dead.
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India struggles with air pollution
October 31, 2018
India has long struggled to pull together the type of coordinated national approach that has helped countries like China reduce pollution. While the government of India is focused on the economic growth of the country, its people are dying breathing world's worst toxic air.
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Human Library to see the light of day in Kolkata
October 23, 2018
After seeing success in over 80 countries, the Human Library initiative also gained immense popularity in India. However, it is only now that the eastern city of Kolkata is getting its first such library. The Human Library or Menneskebiblioteket, as it is called in Danis...
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