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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Treating infections
A new vaccine can prevent urinary infections effectively
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Earnest endeavours
West Bengal s women panchayat members have become the torchbearers of rural development programmes in the state
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The clot and the pill
Women using latest versions of birth control pills stand a higher risk of developing blood clots
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Woods for women
Poor rural women in India need easy access to and control over forests
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Fostering change
The socioeconomic scenario of Panch Mahals in Gujarat has improved due to the active participation of tribal women in a forestry programme
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Lifting the barriers
Reproductive choice, gender equality and sustainable development are closely connected, say the latest report on the world's population
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Secondhand victims
PASSIVE Smoking almost doubles the risk of heart attack in women, says a study published by the American Heart Association. The findings provide strong evidence in support of the hotly-debated
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Prejudiced rating
THOUGH Sweden has been named by the UN as the world leader in gender equality, women scientists of the country have to be several times more productive than their male counterparts in order to get
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Gastronomical preferences
A diet low in starch could be one of the reasons for diabetes in women
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Earlier the better
With rapid rise in the incidence of breast cancer, a new approach for early detection is welcome