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Alarming Report Finds Not a Single Girl Born in 132 Indian Villages Since April

"We have discovered that out of a total of 216 deliveries, not a single girl child has been born in 132 villages, which is suspicious and has highlighted female foeticide."
Pallavi Pundir
7.23.19
reproductive rights

What It's Like to Get an Abortion as an Unmarried Woman in India

In a country where stigma and shame drive many women towards unsafe abortions, this is an account of one woman who, unlike many, survived to tell the tale.
Pallavi Pundir
7.23.19
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Inspired by Video Game, Teenage Girl Leaves Home and Travels 10 Cities in 18 Days

The 15-year-old from Uttarakhand got so addicted to Taxi Driver 2 that she wanted to be on the move constantly and ran away from home to live her life like in the mobile game.
Shamani Joshi
7.22.19
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China to Start Human Testing for a Vaccine That Will Cure HIV

With no known cure for HIV till date, the vaccine is being seen as a promising antidote to the HIV virus if it’s successful on the 160 volunteers.
Pallavi Pundir
7.22.19
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Indian Scammers Arrested for Making Fake Milk Out of Paint and Shampoo

This toxic concoction—made using just 30 percent milk, while the rest included refined oil, detergent, and glucose powder—was supplied to major branded outlets in six states.
Shamani Joshi
7.22.19
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New Plea Filed in Delhi High Court to Decriminalise Cannabis in India

The petition also talks about how “unfathomable” it is that bhang is legal despite coming from the same plant as pot does.
Shamani Joshi
7.19.19
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People Can Exchange Trash for Free Food at India’s First 'Garbage Cafe'

All the plastic waste collected will be recycled and used to build stronger roads.
Shamani Joshi
7.19.19
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Chicken and Eggs Should be Classified as Vegetarian Food, Says Indian Minister

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut also claimed that if you feed a chicken ayurvedic food, it will produce ayurvedic eggs, which will be a great source of protein for vegetarians.
Pallavi Pundir
7.19.19
LGBTQ

The Anxiety of Coming Out as Bisexual in India

“We’re seen as people who are either lying about our sexuality or going through a phase; that we’re not capable of committed relationships; that we’re confused or just plain greedy for sex.”
Prashansa Gurung
7.18.19
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Assam Floods Have Put 90 Percent of Kaziranga National Park Under Water

The World Heritage Site that is home to the highest number of Indian one-horned rhinoceros has been hit hard and driven the wildlife living there into a frenzy.
Shamani Joshi
7.18.19
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A Community in Gujarat Has Banned Inter-Caste Marriage and Mobile Phones for Unmarried Girls

Even the local Congress MLA supports this regressive move and said that, "Since girls are easily controlled because they stay with parents, it is right to ban (mobile phone use among) girls.”
Shamani Joshi
7.18.19
Culture

Emojis That Don’t Exist but Should

If we all had a bong, we’d all get along.
Shamani Joshi
Dhvani Solani
7.17.19
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