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Imagine a 13-year-old girl getting decked up for her ‘first night’. She knows tonight she will be auctioned, her virginity will be snatched away and from tomorrow her...

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Environment

Western Ghats And Government’s Secretive Shenanigans

The Western Ghats are in no way less important to our country than the mighty Himalayas. They are one of the top 10 biodiversity hotspots of the world, and UNESCO will...

by Team Halabol

Business and Economy

Rupee Depreciates And The Fall May Continue

At some point in our lives, we have all kept a track of rupee’s value with respect to dollar, and felt proud or dismayed of the exchange rate volatilities. Due to...

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Education

The iPad Generation

It’s not just the HRD ministry going gung ho about their Aakash tablets. Various private schools across the country are thinking to make the usage of iPads compulsory...

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Animal Welfare

Politics Over Big Cats

Move over humble cows and their fodder; our leaders are capable of much more. A lot of politics is going on over the conservation status of lions and cheetahs. While the...

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Social Welfare

Satyamev Jayate: Not An Eye Wash

So what good can come out of a show on social issues with a commercial face to it? Will it affect the audiences enough to bring some changes to the society? What about...

by Makepeace

Animal Welfare	Environment	Minorities
Business and Economy	Governance	Social Welfare
Children	Health	Women
Education	Lifestyle	Youth Affairs

i Social Welfare Caste-Based Shackles Making Prostitutes Imagine a 13-year-old girl getting decked up for her ‘first night’. She knows tonight she will be auctioned, her virginity will be snatched away and from tomorrow her life as a prostitute begins. She is happy about it, her parents and tribe members are partying! So why does prostitution-based... by Team Halabol 1	i Environment Western Ghats And Government’s Secretive Shenanigans The Western Ghats are in no way less important to our country than the mighty Himalayas. They are one of the top 10 biodiversity hotspots of the world, and UNESCO will shortly decide on their inclusion in the World Heritage Sites lists. Despite all that, the government seems insouciant about... by Team Halabol 0	i Lifestyle Get Zumbaring! On the occasion of World Hypertension Day, the need for altering our lifestyle couldn't be enough stressed on. Zumba, in the recent years, has emerged as a popular choice for keeping fit, active and tension free. by Team Halabol 0
i Business and Economy Rupee Depreciates And The Fall May Continue At some point in our lives, we have all kept a track of rupee’s value with respect to dollar, and felt proud or dismayed of the exchange rate volatilities. Due to various situations in domestic and international markets, rupee’s value has eroded in relation with dollar. The Indian rupee is... by Team Halabol 0	i Education The iPad Generation It’s not just the HRD ministry going gung ho about their Aakash tablets. Various private schools across the country are thinking to make the usage of iPads compulsory for enhanced didactics. Halabol sought the reactions of some stakeholders; here is what they had to say. by Team Halabol 0	i Animal Welfare Politics Over Big Cats Move over humble cows and their fodder; our leaders are capable of much more. A lot of politics is going on over the conservation status of lions and cheetahs. While the last cheetah prowled in the subcontinent some fifty years back, lions are only limited to the Gir forests in Gujarat, and... by Team Halabol 0
i Social Welfare Satyamev Jayate: Not An Eye Wash So what good can come out of a show on social issues with a commercial face to it? Will it affect the audiences enough to bring some changes to the society? What about the Government? Read on. by Makepeace 0	i Women The Gulabi Gang Ever heard of Gulabi Gang? It’s a group of women, who dress in pink saris and wield – hold your breath – bamboo sticks. These feisty women vigilantes are driven by their will power to bring about peace and justice in the troubled state of Uttar Pradesh. Hailing originally from Banda in... by Ridhima Kalra 0	i Governance Governance Ghettoes... Fanatics’ Field Day Recent showdown in the parliament over a cartoon from class 11 political science textbook (“Our Constitution at Work”, page 18) raises many questions on the state of governance in our country. It is alarming that it just takes a few dissenting notes to savage the independence of our academic... by Team Halabol 0
i Minorities The Representation of Minorities in the RTE The Right to Education Act (2010) has been fraught with problems and oppositions right from the time of introduction up till its current implementation. While the act is on a noble mission to uplift the economically disadvantaged, it hasn't dealt with issues of the socially disadvantaged... by Team Halabol 0	i Youth Affairs Issuing Into Pop Culture: Love Is Not Abuse Makepeace Sitlhou talks about the progress society has made as far as taking a collective stand to condemn rape and street sexual harassment and hopes that this fervor would also infect our attitude towards intimate partner violence in non-marital relationships of the young. by Makepeace 0	i Children Bravo Bollywood: Top Five Stars Contributing To Children’s Cause Movie stars, much like all of us, are humans with all their follies and eccentricities. In addition to managing life’s ups and downs, they also need to guard their space from public scrutiny. Amidst all that, some of them go beyond mundane and work for some causes. Halabol talks about top 5... by Team Halabol 0

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Caste-Based Shackles Making Prostitutes

Western Ghats And Government’s Secretive Shenanigans

Get Zumbaring!

Rupee Depreciates And The Fall May Continue

The iPad Generation

Politics Over Big Cats

Satyamev Jayate: Not An Eye Wash

The Gulabi Gang

Governance Ghettoes... Fanatics’ Field Day

The Representation of Minorities in the RTE

Issuing Into Pop Culture: Love Is Not Abuse

Bravo Bollywood: Top Five Stars Contributing To Children’s Cause

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