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
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Generation 2030 Africa
Africa's under eighteen population is expected to increase by 1 billion while overall population will double in size reaching 2.4 billion by 2050, a new report by the UN says. According to the report,
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Money for nutrition not well spent
Women And Children In State Are Malnourished To A Shameful Extent Malnutrition among women and children remains abysmally high in Uttar Pradesh despite several thousand crores spent annually on supplementary
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Malaria claims nine
Arunachal Pradesh has sounded a high alert after report of nine malarial deaths in Longding district bordering Nagaland. “In the past week, nine people have died due to malaria at Longkhaw Village in
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Shenzhen to provide more toilets for women
The Shenzhen government issued a new rule to increase the number of public toilets for women. An Internet poll showed that more than 90 percent of those surveyed applauded the decision but some suggested
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Women’s empowerment at the frontline of adaptation: emerging issues, adaptive practices, and priorities in Nepal
In the Hindu Kush Himalayas, climate change is threatening the livelihoods of those directly dependent on agriculture and the natural resource base. Rural women are disproportionately vulnerable to the
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Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh progress report 2013
Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2013 is the seventh report monitoring the progress of MDGs in Bangladesh after 2005. This report is prepared and published by the General Economics
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Recent oral contraceptive use by formulation and breast cancer risk among women 20 to 49 years of age
<p>Previous studies of oral contraceptives and breast cancer indicate that recent use slightly increases risk, but most studies relied on self-reported use and did not examine contemporary oral contraceptive
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Individual diet has sex-dependent effects on vertebrate gut microbiota
Vertebrates harbour diverse communities of symbiotic gut microbes. Host diet is known to alter microbiota composition, implying that dietary treatments might alleviate diseases arising from altered microbial
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3.5% pregnant women have hepatitis B infection
The prevalence of the disease is not negligible and everyone should be on alert to protect themselves About 3.5% of pregnant women in the country have hepatitis B infection, according to the Liver Foundation
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Rs. 500-crore project for drought-prone areas
The West Bengal government has undertaken a Rs 500-crore programme to convert 50,000 hectares of non–arable land into cultivable area in the State’s four drought-prone districts — Bankura, Birbhum, Purulia