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    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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    Empowerment

    The “Gendered constraint” Factors for Women Sarpanchs

    In the absence of any prior knowledge, it is obvious they would not be confident to take decisions and therefore, depend on their male...
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    Clean tech

    Path to Low-Carbon Construction is Clear as Mud

    Mud walls have a high thermal mass which means they slowly absorb heat from solar radiation and store it, releasing it at night in...
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    Empowerment

    Pakistan: Alarming Increase in Honour Killings Grips Swat

    Despite legal proceedings against perpetrators of honor killings, many evade justice due to societal norms. Victims often struggle to pursue cases fully, hindered by...
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    Agroforestry

    Conservation Efforts by Ethnic Communities in Bangladesh Bolster Water Security

    Ethnic women in Bangladesh have to traverse a long hilly path to fetch water for their households, but now they can easily collect water...
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    Afghanistan

    Taliban Rule Exacerbates Malnutrition Crisis: Afghan Women and Children Hardest Hit

    Dozens of malnourished children are registered every day, in serious need of medical attention. Some of them suffer from moderate to acute malnutrition with...
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    Climate change

    How Can the Tribal Woman be Empowered?

    Despite challenges, the tribal women exhibit resilience and agency in contributing to their households' economies. Targeted interventions, including education, skill development, and collective action,...
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    Gender equality

    WHO Report Reveals Gender Inequalities at the Root of Global Crisis in Health and Care Work

    Women comprise 67 per cent of the paid global health and care workforce. In addition to this paid work, it has been estimated that...
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    Nepal’s Tiger Success Story Now Tests Human Safety as Attacks Rise Near Protected Areas

    Expanding wildlife rescue centres to every province and linking them with tourism is also under discussion.
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    Nearly half of Greeks live on land at risk of turning barren

    Addressing the threat will require coordinated action across climate policy, agricultural practice, water governance and rural development.
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    Women Arrived in Delhi to announce, “We are Still Cleaning Dry Latrines Today”

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    Addressing the threat will require coordinated action across climate policy, agricultural practice, water governance and rural development.
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    There have been downward pressures on US financial asset prices as reflected in equity market volatility, a weakening dollar and higher long-term 30-year government bond yields.
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