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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File status report with pollution data for first five days: High Court to Delhi govt
In response to a PIL challenging the exemptions granted to two-wheelers and women drivers, the court asked for data to see whether the restrictions would “make a difference”. With three separate pleas
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Africa: Focus On Gender- Three Ways New Toilet Will Help Women
A new waterless toilet soon to be trialled in Africa may not start a feminist revolution, but it will go a long way to addressing some urgent and practical needs of women and girls - and for all the international
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Mozambique: Household Survey Shows Improved Living Standards
Maputo — The data from the 2014-15 Household Survey, undertaken by Mozambique's National Statistics Institute (INE), and released in Maputo on Wednesday, show an across the board improvement in living
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Smoking dips 10% in 2 years in India but women smokers up sharply
Cigarette consumption in India is falling steadily even as the number of women smokers is rising, making it home to the second largest number of female smokers after the United States. According to
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56% of young girls, 30% of young boys in India anaemic
Distribution Of Iron Supplement To Get A Fillip One out of two adolescent girls suffers from anaemia in India, which has the world's largest adolescent population. Besides, 30% or one of every three young
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APPI to spend Rs.300 cr. on reducing malnutrition in Odisha
Naveen Patnaik seeks more help in the field of education and governance Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Odisha government for making
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Human Development in South Asia 2015: the economy and the people
<p>This report presents critical analyses of economic policies, policies for food security, education, health and women’s empowerment and concludes that to sustain economic growth and advance human development, South Asia needs high level political commitment to achieve its economic and social goals.</p>
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COPD and asthma on the rise
Despite numerous efforts in diagnoses and treatment, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), along with asthma and resultant fatalities are on the rise in the world and Viet Nam. Primary studies
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Prenatal exposure to organophosphorous pesticides and fetal growth: Pooled results from four longitudinal birth cohort studies
<p>Organophosphorous (OP) pesticides are associated with reduced fetal growth in animals, but human studies are inconsistent. Researchers pooled data from four cohorts to examine associations of prenatal
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New statistics show one of every three US deaths caused by cardiovascular disease
One of every three deaths in the U.S. in 2013 were from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, while heart disease and stroke were the No. 1 and No. 2 killers worldwide, according to