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    Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All

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    Honeywell India Boosts Innovation by Funding Deep Science Startups Through Partnership with IISc

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    Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Face of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in the Asia Pacific Region

    Innovation and entrepreneurship can fast-track the spread of more effective and sustainable solutions that combat climate change whilst equally alleviating poverty and hunger by...
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    Empowerment

    NTPC to Launch New Edition of Girl Empowerment Mission

    The Girl Empowerment Mission focuses on the empowerment of girls through various interventions and aims to identify and nurture their leadership qualities, so that...
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    Houses made of waste changing lives in South America

    Houses made from recycled plastics are being built across the continent as technology becomes available to private companies and governments. But, implementation is still...
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    Maldives Makes a First Foray into Hydroponic Farming

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