Show Me The Money
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Why cash remains sacred in American churches
ATMs began appearing in churches providing a way for people to come up with ready cash to give to God and their church. But why was cash necessary?
James Hudnut-Beumler, The Conversation
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Promoting yoga as a preventive health strategy is ok – if health budgets increase too
The health financing system in India defies the global trend. Out of every four rupees spent on health, only one comes from the government.
Indranil Mukhopadhyay and Nandita Bhan
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The artist's dilemma: What constitutes selling out?
With more and more street artists partnering with corporations, it's important that they don't compromise their moral standing to earn a living.
Yoav Litvin, The Conversation
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‘What’s behind the flag?’: India’s cartoonists prompt a laugh on the country’s 75th Independence Day
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First synthetic embryos grown by scientists raise serious ethical questions
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India at 75: A pugnacious effort is underway to assimilate the North-East into the mainland
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Sexual harassment complaint is invalid if woman was wearing a ‘provocative dress’, says Kerala court
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How Japan became an exemplar of sustainability over centuries of self-isolation
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Work more, earn less: four charts sum up the economics of freelancing in India
A survey conducted among freelancers across the globe throws up interesting insights.
Mayank Jain
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Eight months on, two charts show the reality of the Prime Minister's financial inclusion scheme
Two of every three bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana have zero balance. Not a single insurance claim was settled during the last year.
Mayank Jain
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Women continue to be shockingly underpaid and usual excuses make no sense
‘The statistics are wrong’, ‘Women are less ambitious’, ‘Women aren't as qualified’. These are all justifications used to pay women less. And they are all wrong.
Meg Smith, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Beachgoers spot massive waterspout amid thunderstorm in Florida, USA
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Watch: Singer Arijit Singh pays tribute to Indian armed forces in his new music video ‘Patriot’
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Watch: Kerala doctors dance to ‘Pala Palli Tirupalli’, Health Minister Veena George posts video
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Watch: Players face off underwater in the Dive Chess World Championship in London
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Watch: Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister prays to a turbulent Narmada river with a coconut