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The right to vend

With national urban policies repeatedly failing to improve access to cities and protect the livelihood rights of those who live in them, the hope and effort of more than 10 million street vendors lies in pushing the government to enact a Central law to secure their rights. »

Don't ignore the adults

The number of people around the world, including children under five, who have died from malaria has been steadily declining since 2004. But the sobering news is that the number of deaths worldwide in 2010 from this disease is more than 1.24 million. »

Encounter at mid-sea

Nothing can remotely explain, let alone justify, the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian Navy marines on board a merchant vessel who mistook them for pirates. »

Paper chase

In the era of the iPad and Kindle, good old-fashioned paper still holds its own. Each year, the world consumes more than 300 million tonnes of it, and consumption has grown by 400 per cent over the past 40 years. »

A level flying field

The government's new flight plan for flying overseas has not come a day too soon. Changes have been in the works for some time, and given the mess that national carrier Air India finds itself in, the withdrawal of the sole right to operate foreign flights was only to be expected. »

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