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Gender-based violence affects women’s mental health
By d-sector Team | 03 Aug 2011


Irregular lifestyle can cause brain shrinkage, finds study
By d-sector Team | 02 Aug 2011


Energy drinks contain high caffeine: CSE study
By d-sector Team | 19 Jul 2011


Adolescents learn smoking by imitation
By d-sector Team | 12 Jul 2011


Fund leakage in NREGS worries World Bank
By d-sector Team | 22 May 2011


Preferring computers over outdoor makes children weaker, finds study
By d-sector Team | 21 May 2011


Parents fear social networking sites affecting academic grades
By d-sector Team | 09 May 2011


Some passive smokers die before they are born
By d-sector Team | 15 Mar 2011


Despite growth, India still hungry and undernourished
By d-sector Team | 14 Mar 2011


It's confirmed, mobile phones cause health hazard
By d-sector Team | 03 Feb 2011


High cholesterol now a global problem
By d-sector Team | 02 Feb 2011


Poverty mars genetic potential of children
By d-sector Team | 11 Jan 2011


Female infants of victims of domestic violence die soon: Study
By d-sector Team | 06 Jan 2011


Apartments-dwelling children in non-smoking units also exposed
By d-sector Team | 13 Dec 2010


'Alcohol more harmful than other drugs'
By d-sector Team | 02 Nov 2010


Migration may add dollars but not smiles: Study
By d-sector Team | 13 Sep 2010


Focus on poorest children for MDGs' success: UNICEF
By d-sector Team | 10 Sep 2010


Climate change may adversely affect bee pollination
By d-sector Team | 08 Sep 2010


Budget crises, health, and social welfare programmes
By d-sector Team | 24 Jun 2010


Early stages of urban development affect aquatic life: Study
By d-sector Team | 21 Jun 2010


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Today we see more commitment to protect nature, but the understanding of the real and long term risks to environment is still poor. Many 'celebrity activists' get hyper on issues with little or temporary impact like use of fire-crackers on Diwali but feign ignorance of dangers of deforestation for 'development' projects or widespread mining in green areas. There is no dearth of 'green campaigners' who cry hoarse over occasional offering of flowers and ash to holy rivers, but never utter a word against tonnes of hazardous industrial waste released daily into water bodies and air. Such selective approach will not help environment, on the contrary it will create doubts in the minds of people about the real intentions of the activists.

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When villages fought over surplus water
By Dinesh Kumar Mishra
25 Oct 2011

The common understanding is that all water related conflicts arise because of its scarcity. But there have been instances in Bihar, when myopic engineering measures led to violent struggles among flood ..
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Government of India - Ministry of Culture call application for grants in performing arts
Exp. Date: Dec 31, 2011
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