341 “In our minds, superheroes can jump tall buildings, have technological gadgets and superpowers. But what do they have in common — the ability to save lives. And the magical thing is that they show up exactly at the right time to save a life. How are living, breathing scientists different from the superheroes in comics?”
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109In 2010, the Women’s Reservation Bill, that sought to reserve 33% seats for women in the Union Parliament, was reintroduced in the Union Parliament. The nation waited with baited breath as the bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha and transferred to the Lok Sabha. The bill was a ray of hope for several women’s
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170In a revolutionary move, the Kerala Police has integrated state-of-the art technology and women’s safety and launched the Nirbhayam app to prevent crimes against women through swift response to distress calls. ADGP (Law and Order) Vijay S Sakhare was quoted as saying “The app is going to revolutionize the way in which police will be
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137Amanpreet Kaur Passy, in conversation with Siddhi Joshi & Jaya Narayan for HER-WORLD “The recipients threw away food supplies in the ration bags because they believed them to be “contaminated” by the sanitary pads”, IRS Officer Kaur recalls an incident where pads were included in the ration bags along with food grains. Every menstruating woman
80Along with the disruption of the healthcare ecosystem of India completely, the COVID -19 pandemic has exacerbated the deeply entrenched socio-economic problems of the country. The biomedical pandemic has undoubtedly turned into an endemic- of extreme unemployment, food insecurity and the unending plight of the frontline workers. Talking of frontline healthcare workers, the approx. 10
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30Strange are the ways of nature and mankind. As we the citizens of Earth continue our battle with the unseen enemy, the World Environment Day falling on June 5 has brought with it the dual message of despair and hope. There is so much to grieve over, and also to raise a toast to. It
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180Mohammad Rafi, the fabulous playback singer, who regaled music-lovers for over three decades, will soon be getting a public museum in his memory in Kozhikode (also known as Calicut) district in Kerala.While a private museum in Rafi mansion in Mumbai is being run by his family for a few years and another one by a
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