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Widows Of India: My Children Threw Me Out Of The House

Self-immolation, sati, on a husband's pyre may have been banned in India, but life for many widows in India is still disheartening as they are shunned by their communities and...

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Coffee Order: Would You Like Environment Sustainability With That?

It’s one of our favourite habits, but those who enjoy a daily cup of coffee may not be aware of its very significant downside. Each year billions of non-biodegradable co...

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Rare Flowers Destroyed In Australia After Paperwork Error

Australian biosecurity officers have destroyed historic plant specimens on loan from France after a paperwork mix-up. A box of rare daisies from the 1850s had been sent to Bri...

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They're Not Seen As Human Beings: Life For Unmarried Mothers In Tunisia

Tunisia is often hailed as a progressive Arab country, where, according to US human rights watchdog Freedom House, “women enjoy more social freedoms and legal rights tha...

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In Pursuit Of Public Health

“Public health mandates extra-ordinary commitment and will from government machineries which require non-partisan dialogues. Politics and public health are two sides of ...

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Beautiful Resistance: Why Protest In All Art Matters

Recently I was at a dinner party of my peers, which is to say: Not Young People. (Thus far, most Generation Xers refuse to refer to themselves as middle-aged, though we surely...

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5 Common Myths About Sustainability

Over the past 30 years there has been an increasing recognition of, and interest in, a concept often called "sustainability." Sustainability is a complex and sometimes challen...

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New Method Can Selectively Remove Micro-pollutants From Water

Researchers have developed a new method for removing even extremely low levels of unwanted compounds from water. The new method relies on an electrochemical process to selecti...

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The 'Cinderella Of Tech' On Fashion, Feminism And Why The New Netflix Series Based On Her Life Isn't All Fact?

Sophia Amoruso wants to get something straight about the term “Girlboss”. “It’s about choosing for ourselves what success looks like,” she explai...

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Underpaid, Untrained Workers Deployed To Fix India’s Ailing Health System

Ashas, who make about Rs 1,000 a month, are required to undergo a 23-day training spread across 12 months, but a third of the Ashas in a block in north Bihar were not trained ...

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TWO POWERFUL THEATRE REFLECTIONS

Sohaila Kapur reflects on two compelling theatre experiences — the experimental st...

May 13 2026

THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026

MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Marathi theatrical adaptation of thr...

May 11 2026