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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Climate smart crops
<p>Tubers, pulses and millets are important for the livelihoods and nutrition of poor farmers, especially in fragile regions. These crops are not only underutilised, but are also underresearched. Ama Sangathan,
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Pulse Panchayat- Achieving self sufficiency in pulse production
<p>Pulse panchayat is an integrated approach in establishing a sustainable production, value addition and marketing system. The initiative implemented by a Farmer Producer Company in Tamil Nadu, is moving
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Africa: 600,000 Die Annually in Africa From Air Pollution, UN Report Says
Air pollution is the leading environmental killer in the world, with more than seven million people dying from air-pollution-related causes in 2012 alone, a new UN report has revealed. Some three billion
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Women cooking with biomass fuels more likely to have cataracts
Women in India who cook using fuels such as wood, crop residues and dried dung instead of cleaner fuels are more likely to have visually impairing nuclear cataracts¹, according to a new study published
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Global gender and environment outlook: the critical issues
The global gender and environment outlook provides an overview of critical evaluations and analyses of the interlinkages between gender and the environment, and their importance for gender-sensitive policymaking
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Use of cooking fuels and cataract in a population-based study: The India Eye Disease Study
<p>Biomass cooking fuels are commonly used by Indian households especially the poorest. Cataract is highly prevalent in India and the major cause of vision loss. The evidence on biomass fuels and cataract
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Citizens report on the 2nd year of the NDA government- 2016 promises & reality
<p>The overwhelming mandate to the NDA government in 2014 is based on its promise of ‘Achche Din’ and ‘Sabka Saath and Sabka Vikas’. As the government is approaching mid-term, the
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Cancer on the rise among women in India: Experts
At a time when cancer is fast spreading its tentacles globally owing to genetic , environment and lifestyle factors, India is also witnessing a steep rise in cancer cases and significantly, more and more
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Climate change, disaster risk reduction and gender: the southeast Asia experience
The 2005 Hyogo Framework for Action has called for a gendered approach in disaster risk reduction efforts. Despite being frequently battered by climate-related disaster events, countries in Southeast Asia
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Maternal healthcare facilities in disarray in Uttarakhand hospitals
Dehradun: Even after 15 years of its formation, hospitals and health centres across Uttarakhand don't have proper maternal healthcare facilities. The gravity of the situation can be gauged by the fact