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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World leaders must show us the money to hit goals on poverty, inequality- U.N. adviser
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World leaders need to ramp up investment to achieve a set of global goals agreed a year ago to combat poverty, inequality, and make the world a safer place by 2030,
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One-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India: Report
About one quarter of babies worldwide still delivered in the absence of skilled birth attendant’ The latest Lancet series on maternal health reveals that nearly one quarter of babies worldwide are still
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African social development index (ASDI): Measuring human exclusion for structural transformation (North Africa Report)
<p>Africa’s positive economic growth over the past two decades has shown resilience in the wake of the international crisis of 2008. However, this positive performance has not yet translated its
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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding information on sex determination online in India, 19/09/2016
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/09/2016 regarding information on pre-conception and/or pre-natal determination of sex
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Heart disease not striking Indians early, finds study
Contrary to reports that heart disease is striking Indians earlier, a new study that examined the records of 15,000 patients from across North India has found that the mean age of developing acute coronary
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Rural Development Report 2016: fostering inclusive rural transformation
<p>The 2016 Rural Development Report focuses on inclusive rural transformation as a central element of the global efforts to eliminate poverty and hunger, and build inclusive and sustainable societies
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Women’s health expo shows rising cases of osteopenia, anaemia
Nagpur: At a women's health exhibition in the city, across 80% of women visitors (including doctors) were found to have osteopenia, low bone density, which leads to fracture in later life. Some 3% of the
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The cost of air pollution: Strengthening the economic case for action
<p>Air pollution takes huge economic toll on poor countries and costs the world more than $5 trillion annually reveals the new World Bank study on economic costs of indoor and outdoor pollution.</p>
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WHO urges South-East Asian countries to accelerate efforts to end maternal and child mortality
The World Health Organization today emphasized on need of enhancing and expanding quality life-saving interventions to all mothers, newborns and children across South-East Asia Region to end maternal,
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Global trends and predictions in ovarian cancer mortality
<p>Over the last two decades, ovarian cancer mortality rates have levelled or declined. There are, however, persisting and substantial differences in ovarian cancer patterns and trends. Researchers updated