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Pregnant woman, in Anand town, resting. Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

Women’s Commission Orders Probe Into Report of Womb Removal in Maharashtra

Expressing shock over the news report, the MSCW Wednesday...

Protesters hold plaques outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain July 5, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Barbara Lewis

British Court Rules Zambians Can Sue Vedanta in British Courts

The Wire Staff 11/04/2019

The judgment has far-reaching implications for communities across the world,...

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Elections 2019: Bringing Mental Health Into India’s Political Conversations

Ribhu 11/04/2019

The #BridgeTheCareGap campaign wants political parties to talk about...

Much of Mumbai rests only a few meters above sea level. Credit: Nikhil Anand)

Mumbai’s Coastal Reclamation Project – The Likelihood of a Not-So-Natural Disaster

Nikhil Anand 11/04/2019

The city has not as yet conducted a serious...

Electronic Cigarette Vapouriser. Credit: pixabay

Trade Ministry Says No Legal Basis for Imposing Ban on Electronic Cigarette Imports

Aditya Kalra and Neha Dasgupta 10/04/2019

An advisory from the health ministry that urges government...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference declaring a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn in response to a measles outbreak, requiring unvaccinated people living in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines, in the Orthodox Jewish community of the Williamsburg neighborhood, in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., April 9, 2019. Credit: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

NYC Declares Public Health Emergency After Measles Outbreak in Brooklyn

Jonathan Allen and Gina Cherelus 10/04/2019

The Department of Health will impose fines of up...

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After Years of Conflict, Iraq Grapples with a Mental Health Crisis

Bamo Nouri 09/04/2019

The suicide of an 18-year-old clarinetist reveals how mental...