World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Women
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Fair distribution
Women s self help groups run ration shops in Chhattisgarh
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USA s body burden
People here carry a cocktail of pesticides in their bodies
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Shun simplification
Giving women a voice in water user bodies does not necessarily empower them
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Impact of training imparted to the rural women of Bhopal region on innovative techniques of freshwater aquaculture
Although, the rate of literacy is higher in Bhopal as compared to other cities of the state, the women folk are still ignorant of recent technological developments and the aquaculture technology is no exception. In view of this perspective, the Department of Applied Aquaculture, Barkatullah University, Bhopal implemented a training programme, sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi, to create awareness of recent aquaculture technologies among them. The project executed for a period of three years (2002-2005) under which six villages of Phanda block, Bhopal were identified.
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Dirty linen
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Et tu nature?
The tsunami killed many more women than men, leaving a severe gender imbalance in affected areas, says fresh research by international non-governmental organisation (ngo) Oxfam. Australia-based
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News Snippets
• Femlink Pacific, a women's non-government organisation in Fiji launched its first mobile women's community radio project in the second week of January this year. Called "Radio in a Suitcase',
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DDT legacy
Residue causes foetal loss
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Swelling gripe
In Pakistan s troubled Balochistan province
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Exposure data for cosmetic products: lipstick, body lotion, and face cream
Accurate exposure information for cosmetic products and ingredients is needed in order to conduct safety assessments. Essential information includes both the amount of cosmetic product applied, and the