the health of hundreds of women who live off the Pulicat Lake, a bird sanctuary on Chennai's northern outskirts, have been severely affected due to pollution of the lake by industrial and

If post Independence leaders of India had ensured full literacy, a solution would have been in sight for a lot of problems. Population, for one. But, today, in order to achieve the objectives of balanced social development and population stabilisation, th

Groups of tribal women in Orissa are fighting against authorities to improve their lot by consolidating the trade of minor forest produce

A British woman applies to patent herself

village-level Joint Forest Management (jfm) committees

Women who endure a very stressful event in their families around

Young girls with close relationships with their fathers may enter puberty later than girls with distant or

The US environment protection agency pulls up polluting oil companies

A study probes the role of women in afforestation programmes

A handful of infectious diseases are responsible for 90 per cent of the deaths throughout the world, a study of the World Health Organi

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