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    New Process Could Enable More Efficient Plastics Recycling

    Cobalt-based catalysts could be used to turn mixed plastic waste into fuel, new plastics, and other products, according to new research from MIT and...
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    Aarambh by Jeevitam : To Aid Women Find Livelihoods

    Resting on a women helpline number in over 21 Indian languages, Aarambh will soon be launching a series of digital and physical work fairs,...
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    Working with Women to Bring More Women to the Workforce

    Jeevitam’s latest initiative, called the Audacious initiative will be launched on Sunday 2 October. This is a partnership with employed women with the aim...
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    ‘Rethinking Tourism’ Must be Centred on People and Environment

    Tourism needs to be transformed as a means for equitable growth, where the unheard voices of vulnerable groups can be heard. People living in...
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    Civil Society Group Calls Out Seabed Authority for Lack of Transparency, Accountability, Participation

    The Mineral Inheritors Rights Association, has voiced concern over the lack of transparency and accountability on the part of the International Seabed Authority that...
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    PM CARES Board Meets – Ropes in Ratan Tata, Sudha Murthy, Among Others

    The Fund is brimming with a total corpus of Rs. 10990.17 crores – up from Rs. 3076.62 crores in 2020. Its big ticket initiatives...
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    NCW Roundtable on CSR Funds to Catalyse Women Empowerment Stresses on Collaboration

    The consultation discussed how to plan the use of CSR funds for ensuring holistic development of women. The deliberations centred on the role of...
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    Clean tech

    Gujarat Plans to Emerge as Global Centre for Green Recycling, Vehicle Scrapping

    The international conference on green ship recycling and vehicle scrapping is being conducted to showcase the current status of ship recycling industry in Gujarat...
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    Landslides Devastate Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh as Monsoon Risks Mount

    This tragedy underscores the need for sustained international support and policy shifts to protect a vulnerable population trapped in limbo.
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    OIC Ministerial Conference Ends with Bold Calls for Women’s Empowerment Across Muslim World

    This gathering reinforces that women’s empowerment is not just a rights issue but a development imperative aligned with Islamic principles and modern needs.
    Child Rights

    Citizens Urge NHRC to Declare Extreme Heat a Human Rights Emergency in Delhi

    The submission, coordinated under Greenpeace India’s Delhi Rising campaign, calls on the Commission to formally recognise extreme heat as a human rights issue and push for adequate state funding of heat action plans.

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    Landslides Devastate Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh as Monsoon Risks Mount

    This tragedy underscores the need for sustained international support and policy shifts to protect a vulnerable population trapped in limbo.
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    OIC Ministerial Conference Ends with Bold Calls for Women’s Empowerment Across Muslim World

    This gathering reinforces that women’s empowerment is not just a rights issue but a development imperative aligned with Islamic principles and modern needs.
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