Society
UNESCO award for Indian NGO
September 8, 2016
UNESCO will be bestowing the prestigious Confucius Prize for Literacy on an NGO from the southern Indian state of Kerala for its skill development activities through literacy and its promotion. Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), a Kerala-based NGO will be honoured by UNESCO tomorrow at ...
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Travelling across India to find innovators, disabi...
September 8, 2016
An #Indian youth is travelling the country in search of unrecognized talent who have adopted #eco-careers. An #IIT-IIM alumnus is running a free residential school for #underprivileged children. A #foreign woman stepped out to prove that her #disability is her strength by travell...
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From tracks to varsities, Indians break new ground...
September 8, 2016
#Malvika Joshi, a home-schooled teen from #Mumbai, #Maharashtra, secured a place in B.Sc. degree program at #Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In another notable event, a #centenarian runner from India, #Man Kaur, won the 100-meter sprint at the #Americas Masters Games...
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Delhi Government resolute about curbing pollution ...
September 7, 2016
The Government of Delhi has been making various efforts to bring down the pollution levels in the capital, which is also one of the most polluted cities in the world. The National Green Tribunal will be hearing the case on ban of diesel vehicles today.
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Innovative ventures by students raising awareness
September 7, 2016
Students in #Tamil Nadu crowd-funded a toilet for their friend who lacked the #basic necessity at home. In some other cases, students have been #victims of #exploitation. A #video displaying a teacher from #Chhattisgarh asking his students to give him a #massage went #viral on in...
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Zika threat serious, India cautious
September 7, 2016
India looking into the potential threat Zika virus poses in the country after more than 250 cases reported in Singapore.
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Mixed opinions prevail over the canonization of Mo...
September 5, 2016
On a rainy Sunday in Kolkata, as believers of humanity from across the world gathered at the Mother House, the headquarters of Missionaries of Charity,critics came down heavily on the canonization of Mother Teresa. Social media saw heated debates over whether Mother Teresa was th...
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Workers across India exercise a day-long strike fo...
September 3, 2016
An All-India bandh (strike) was held yesterday, called by trade unions across the country, demanding for better terms of work and a look into setting minimum wages according to current price realities.
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Crimes against women in India slightly decline
September 1, 2016
The percentage of criminal cases against women in India declined in 2015 on a yearly basis, but still, approximately 95 women are raped in the country every day, which is a huge cause of concern for women safety.
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Workshop held in India to provide access to Green ...
August 31, 2016
Green Climate Fund hosted the inaugural workshop of Private Sector Facility on Monday,in New Delhi, a first of its kind in India, aimed at showing the private sector its possible role in tackling the effects of climate change.
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