Priorities

A Study Bolsters a Call to Use Long-Acting Contraceptives

Marlice House was determined to take a different path from her mother, who had gotten pregnant with her at 17.“I do not want that to be me,” she said.So when Ms. H...

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Barack Obama tells G20 a global climate change deal is possible and vital

US president says every nation has a responsibility to do its part and ?overcome old divides, look squarely at the science and reach a strong global climate agreement next yea...

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Recycling Program Diverts 240,000 Gallons of Paint

The Paint Care Program in Connecticut has collected more than 240,000 gallons of leftover paint for recycling in its first year. The program, launched in July 2013, is managed...

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World Survey Urges Simultaneously Addressing Gender Equality, Sustainable Development

November 2014: The challenges of gender equality and sustainable development must be addressed together in order to realize the human rights of women and girls and support tra...

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G20 climate change protesters bury their heads in the sand

Hundreds of protesters buried their heads in the sand of Australia?s most famous beach in a climate change demonstration. They wanted to send a message to Aussie PM Tony Abbot...

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Pfizer and Aid Groups Team Up on Depo-Provera Contraceptive for Developing World

Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive given once every three months, is already a popular choice of women in developing countries, who value the convenience and discretion...

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Building a lasting peace: where are the women?

Fourteen years ago, the UN Security Council officially recognised the importance of fully-involving women in all peace and security efforts in Resolution 1325. But when we loo...

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Children’s Day special: Stark reality of child health in India

It is Children’s Day today. As the nation celebrates the day, there is a need to analyse the real state of affairs that the children in the country face. In a picture t...

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Stimulating Innovation to Create More Sustainable Cities

It won’t be long before the world’s population reaches nine billion and by 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. All around the glo...

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China?s Climate Change Plan Raises Questions

Many scientists have said that 2030 may be too long to wait for China?s greenhouse gas emissions to stop growing, if the world is to keep the average global temperature from r...

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OF WOMEN, BY WOMEN….TWO BOOK REVIEWS

Sohaila Kapur reviews Avni Doshi’s First House and Andaleeb Wajid’s Have You...

September 27 2026

HAS BOLLYWOOD FORGOTTEN SCREEN LOVE

Today, with crime nationalism, and action calling the shots has love vanished from the s...

September 26 2026

EK LAMHA ZINDAGI: LOVE BEYOND BORDERS Juhi Babbar

Soni delivers a remarkable solo performance in Ek Lamha Zindagi, directed by Makrand Des...

September 25 2026