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SC junks period leave plea, flags risk to women’s job prospects

4+ hour, 16+ min ago  (405+ words) Supreme Court Of India File image The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking legally mandated menstrual leave for working women, saying it would prompt employers to avoid hiring women. The bench said certain observations that the…...

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Mumbai’s pollution is cause of 57% lung cancer cases, study says months after Centre’s ‘no data’

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (287+ words) Mumbai's rising pollution levels are estimated to account for 57 per cent of diagnosed lung cancer cases, the Maharashtra Assembly was informed on Tuesday, months after the Centre told Parliament that there was no conclusive data establishing a direct correlation between…...

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The Pink Tag Project: An innovative initiative to raise awareness about breast cancer

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (191+ words) The Pink Tag Project In India, every four minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and the concerning reality is that over 70 per cent of cases are detected late. Women often do not undergo screening because they have little…...