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No respite for healthcare crisis in India
July 5, 2017
Even as nine of India’s poorest states are worst affected in terms of healthcare, the budget allocated to this crucial aspect of governance is not fully utilised, as per a report by IndiaSpend.
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Booming domestic and international tourism in India
June 30, 2017
India, a booming sector in tourism worldwide, has witnessed a significant rise in the growth rate of Foreign Tourist Arrivals, opening up newer avenues in trade opportunities and cooperation in the international market.
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Clément Chauvet
June 20, 2017
We need to work not only with the girls, but also with the community to break the social norms, thus providing these girls with better opportunities beyond the traditional roles, says Chauvet. T he United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has worked in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development, from democratic governance […]
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Fields of Unrest
June 12, 2017
India is witnessing farmers' protest in different parts of the country demanding better prices and loan waivers. Is it a spectacle for 24x7 media? Or is it solidarity for millions of farmers? Several studies and high-level committees during the last seven decades have called for hundreds of recommendations to improve the farming sector even as successive governments at the central and state levels have slept over it.
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Woman attacks rapist’s genitals
May 24, 2017
Hindu holy-man who is a serial sexual assaulter has his genitals slashed by woman in India.
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Garv Sanskar to help couples get perfect babies in India
May 11, 2017
Are we really approaching a time when Ayurveda would defeat science in a race to customise and conceive a perfect baby? India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing voluntary organisation, claims to have a solution for a fair, healthy and intellectual baby.
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Differently-abled finding a place in Indian politics
April 10, 2017
Though many in India are ignorant about inclusion and rehabilitation of disabled people, the differently-abled are recognising the need to tap their own population. Despite the challenges, not only prominent politicians but also the disabled in rural areas are now actively participating in politics, with female contenders also joining in to change things for the disabled.
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NDB meeting raises talks of sustainable investment in India
April 4, 2017
As the BRICS made New Development Bank met in New Delhi, investments and future plans have been discussed even as civil society fears non inclusivity in 'sustainable development'.
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Ministry of Tourism includes new sites under PRASAD scheme
April 1, 2017
Government of India has launched the PRASAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive) scheme to identify and develop pilgrimage tourist destinations on the principles of high tourist visits, competitiveness and sustainability to enrich the religious tourism experience.
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Aiming to imbibe Indian ethos in education
March 28, 2017
After Bharatiya Janata Party’s political success, its ideological mentor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is now focussing on promoting Indianness in education.
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