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Neuroscientists Hack Sense of Touch

Think about what it is to experience the sensation of touch. Across the vast expanse of our bodies, we are constantly touching—clothing draped on skin, shifts in air pre...

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Indian Firm Makes Carbon Capture Breakthrough

A breakthrough in the race to make useful products out of planet-heating CO2 emissions has been made in southern India. A plant at the industrial port of Tuticorin is capturin...

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A Guide to the Social Factors That Put Transgender Lives at Risk

News coverage of transgender issues frequently includes devastating stories of violence and loss. Every year, we read about trans women who are brutally murdered, or trans you...

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Why India’s Healthcare Trends In 2016 Do Not Bode Well For The Future

India should not persevere with its focus on privatising healthcare or relying on health insurance.The image that would haunt me for a long time from this year is that of Dana...

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Human Rights And Health Inequality. A Worldwide Phenomenon

A purely biomedical understanding of diminished health and preventable mortality misses key dimensions of social and economic issues.1. The differences in health statistics th...

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How To Determine If Solar Panels Make Sense For You

Solar panels are quickly becoming one of the most popular options for green energy. Even Tesla, headed by Silicon Valley guru Elon Musk, has started marketing solar panels for...

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The Five Innovations That Shaped Sustainability In 2016

While the rest of the world struggled to come to terms with the aforementioned craziness, innovators, scientists and tech heads worked quietly from the sidelines to come up wi...

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This Ahmedabad Doctor Does Not Charge Parents If A Girl Child Is Born, Throws A Party Instead!

The sad truth is that many in India pray for the birth of a boy even today. Dr. Mahadev Lohana, the Managing Director of Sindhu Hospital in Ahmedabad, noticed how the birth of...

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Diagnosing Disease With A Snapshot

The physician, Karen Gripp, chief of the Division of Medical Genetics at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, noted that her patient, a toddler girl, had...

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Education Above All, Gavi Reach Underserved Communities With Education And Immunization

Sometimes the development world creates an opportunity for seemingly strange bedfellows. Such cross-sectoral collaborations between different organizations can then emerge at ...

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IAA LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONOUR ICONS

IAA Leadership Awards 2026 brought together India’s leading business, advertising,...

August 12 2026

MOTHERS, RESISTANCE AND COURAGE

Sharad Raj examines Sabiha Khanum and Leela Bora, two mothers whose compassion, dignity ...

August 12 2026

JJ SCHOOL’S FREEDOM ART REVEALED

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores how JJ School of Art students captured India’s fr...

August 11 2026