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The World Bank Just Gave A Whopping $1.5 Bn Loan To India’s Swachh Bharat...
By Karnika Bahuguna: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. The [envoke_twitter_link]World Bank has approved loan worth US $ 1.5 billion for the Swachh Bharat...
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Not Just ‘Cat Videos': 10 Social Media Trends Of 2015 That Supported Good Causes
By Shruti Sonal: Social media and its evils are often highlighted by many (especially parents). Be it sleep deprivation, the "selfie mania" taking lives or the trend of abusive trolls not allowing...
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Why Two Cows Are Protesting At Jantar Mantar (Along With Some Other People)
By Abhishek Jha for Youth Ki Awaaz.com: There is a strange sit-in protest ongoing at the Jantar Mantar. The Cow- the symbolic Gau Mata- herself is apparently agitating for a federal law banning the...
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10 Films Of 2015 That You Shouldn’t Have Missed At All!
By Rohini Banerjee: [envoke_twitter_link]2015 has truly been a great year for Indian indie cinema[/envoke_twitter_link]. Powerful, small-budget and independent films received not just widespread...
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This IAS Officer In Bihar Shut Down Discrimination And Superstition With One...
By Abhishek Jha for Youth Ki Awaaz: Recently, Twitter went abuzz with appreciation after reports emerged from Gopalganj about the District Magistrate (DM) posted there. A widow who worked as a cook...
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From Dadri To Paris And Chennai: 21 Moments That Defined 2015
By Lipi Mehta: [envoke_twitter_link]2015 was an iconic year for politics, gender and equal representation[/envoke_twitter_link]. It was also momentous because of the way we as a people reacted to...
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Study Reveals The One Big Reason That Stops Alcoholics From Opting For...
By Kundan Pandey: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. A recent study conducted in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district shows that a large chunk of the rural people suffers from...
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Shit Indian Leaders Said In 2015: And Boy Did They Keep It Coming!
By Ankita Mukhopadhyay: [envoke_twitter_link]Indian politicians are very well known for making politically (in)correct statements[/envoke_twitter_link]. Some are just plain stupid, some scandalous....
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Prison Uniforms Instead Of School?
The Rajya Sabha recently cleared the Juvenile Justice (Amendment) Bill which lowers the legal age of juveniles from 18 to 16 in the case of heinous crimes. Does this mean that the children's future...
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Check Out Apps That’ll Help You Prepare For Delhi’s Odd-Even Experiment
By Anupam Chakravarty: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Nishchay Kashyap, 23, has stopped asking his parents for his fuel expenses. Pursuing a postgraduate degree from Delhi...
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You Might Want To Reconsider That Early Morning Walk After Reading What This...
By Polash Mukerjee: Note: This story has been republished from Down To Earth. Winter mornings in Delhi are hardly the best time of the day. Every night, a large number of trucks pass through the...
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YKA Rewind: 37 Stories That You Found Most Powerful In 2015
By YKA Staff: This year was quite eventful for team Youth Ki Awaaz. Not only did we expand in terms of the number of people we reached, but we were also able to add many more to our community of...
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Will Kejriwal’s Odd-Even Plan Give Delhi Its Fairy Tale Ending?
[envoke_twitter_link]Will Kejriwal government's odd-even scheme to combat air pollution give Delhi its fairy tale ending?[/envoke_twitter_link] The post Will Kejriwal’s Odd-Even Plan Give Delhi Its...
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What We As A Society Do To A TB Patient Is Far Worse Than What The Disease...
By Lipi Mehta: [caption id="attachment_62065" align="alignleft" width="408"] Image source: Operation ASHA[/caption] On a hot August morning in 2014, I reached Dharavi in Mumbai at around 11 am. I...
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From The Ongoing Indian Science Congress: A ‘Ring’ That Protects Babies And...
By Jigyasa Watwani: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. A new technology developed by a Mysuru-based firm which protects babies and pregnant women from the ill-effects of...
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In Under 4 Minutes, Watch How Diesel Vehicles Are Choking You To Death
By DTE Staff: Note: This video has been reposted from Down To Earth. On 5th January, the Supreme Court upheld its decision to temporarily ban the sale of large diesel cars in Delhi. With the...
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PornHub’s Data On Indian Women Watching Porn Shows A Middle Finger To Taboos
By Rohini Banerjee: As an eager, impressionable 13-year old, whose hormones were just kicking in and whose parents and peers shied away from the mere mention of ‘sex’, I took to watching porn. This is...
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YKA’s Kickass Illustrator Shares 11 Of Her Favourites That Got You Thinking
By Maitri Dore: I enjoy making illustrations that are of social and political relevance and often this involves taking digs at the party in power or existing social hierarchies. I started out...
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How Abandoned Villages In Uttarakhand Are Posing A Major Threat To The State
By Shreeshan Venkatesh: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. A political storm is brewing in Uttarakhand. And as is the case with most political storms, at its centre is a...
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This Powerful Performance By Kalki Koechlin Rips Open The Ugly Truth Of...
By Lipi Mehta: "Chrrr tak, tak, taka daka tak, chree..." That's the sound that a printing machine makes. The printing machine that is responsible for your daily and monthly dose of newspapers and...
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