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Reaching For The Sun: Space-Based Solar Power Could Be The Answer To Climate...
The biggest policy item on President Barack Obama's second term is to deal with the consequences of climate change. Often we hear him chart out the reasons why tackling climate change is such a top...
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PHOTOS: Life On The Disappearing Island Of Ghoramara
I recently visited the island of Ghoramara to document how climate change is affecting human beings. This island in the Sundarbans Delta of the Bay of Bengal has lost about 75% of its landmass to...
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Dear Kanhaiya, Drop The Pretence Of Being A Student And Make A Real Difference
Dear Kanhaiya, I've been meaning to write an open letter to you for some time now. You've been in a whirlwind the last few weeks and now that the dust is hopefully settling, it's a good time for me, an...
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Serendipity 2.0: Making Our Own Magic Happen
A conversation can change your life. In subtle yet important ways, serendipitous moments have the power to redefine our perspectives and catalyze our personal growth. I still distinctly remember a...
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Blinded By Fear: It's Time We Saw The Light On Nuclear Power In India
At the recently concluded Raisina Dialogue (India's own version of the famous Shangri-La Dialogue held in Singapore) in New Delhi, a discussion on energy security for India was one of the longest...
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This Year's Top 3 Winners Of Women's Day Stupidity
Happy Women's Day. At work, we had cake, got roses and asked people to give us motivational speeches. Men weren't allowed at the session. I kind of feel bad for them. They would have liked the cake....
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This Is One Choice All Indians Should Make: Stop Smoking
I'm a proud Indian and I love seeing my country continue to grow and prosper. But what good is experiencing life's adventures if people aren't healthy enough to enjoy it? Almost every person in India...
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The Toxic Gaze Of Delhi Men
Image Source: Pexels Sybylla ( Judy Davis) from My Brilliant Career , Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts) from Mona Lisa Smile to Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown Findlay) from Downton Abbey are among the...
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Why It's Quite Enough To Be The Woman Of The House
Let me start by telling you a brief version of my own story. My brother and I were brought up by our mother after my parents split up. Since I was eight years old, my relatives would advise me, "You...
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How K-Pop Fueled The Male Makeup Craze In South Korea
Here's a novel stat: South Korea accounts for about 20% of the world market for men's cosmetics. This means annual sales of more than $1 billion come courtesy of a mere 25 million men, and this figure...
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The Law of Magic: When Effect Comes Before Cause
I will tell you one of the deepest laws of life. You may not have thought about it at all. You have heard--the whole of science depends on it--that cause and effect is the base. You create the cause...
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Hey Entrepreneur, Are You Really Running A Start-Up?
Today, entrepreneurs are everywhere. Your cousin, his neighbour, his neighbour's brother-in-law and perhaps even yourself. You're all doing your own thing and are masters of your own destiny. You...
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7 Must-Dos To Save Taxes Before The Financial Year Ends
It is time to say goodbye to financial year 2015-16! Did something keep you from planning your taxes this year? Don't worry. There are still a couple of weeks to make the most of tax saving for this...
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10 Nail-Biting Bollywood Thrillers You've Never Heard Of
It was Old Man Hitchcock who quipped, "Man does not live by murder alone. He needs heroes, heroines and occasionally, a Bollywood song." Or maybe I made up that last line. What the heck. Bollywood has...
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'It's Not Just About Professor Siras' Sexuality': A Conversation With Hansal...
By Rohini Banerjee: It's a pleasant Saturday afternoon on March 5th as I arrive for this screening of Aligarh, for the 'I View World Film Festival', almost fifteen minutes late. The movie has just...
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How Animated Videos Could Boost India's Health
Two years ago, Forrester Research's Dr James McQuivey famously concluded that "a minute of video is worth 1.8 million words." The essence of this conclusion lay in the impact that a creative and...
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Why India Needs The Presidential System: Repelling Authoritarianism [Book...
The system of government under which man lives is fundamental to his being. Government is behind every evil in society, and every virtue. It shapes a society's character. A good government allows...
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Pigs: Mirrors Of Humanity Through The Ages
In Western literature and popular culture, pigs are everywhere--in proverbs, legends, children's stories, novels. They appear as images of disgust, and warnings against greed, but also as comical,...
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'ISIS: The State Of Terror' Is A Study Of The Changing Face Of Extremism...
In the brilliant and incisive ISIS: The State of Terror, policy consultant and Harvard academic Jessica Stern and extremism expert JM Berger enjoin the West to not lose its essential character in the...
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Why The World Bank (And You) Should Bat For Better Treatment Of Livestock
Across the world, the vast majority of animals bred for use in the egg, meat and dairy industry are raised in conditions that maximize production. There is no regard for the well-being of the animal....
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