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Workshop:Raising Funds from Trusts & Foundations
An interactive training workshop on how non-profits can raise funds from Trusts & Foundations
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US to lift ban on entry of those with HIV
In a radical move, the US is going to lift a 20-year-old ban on the entry of HIV-infected people to the country. Speaking about the move, President Barack Obama said on Friday that the US travel ban will be overturned early next year.
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Too many Indian women dying during childbirth
Unless India actually counts all the women who die during childbirth, it won't be able to prevent these thousands of unnecessary deaths. Accountability might seem like an abstract concept, but for Indian women it's a matter of life and death, says Ar
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Divining round the clock water
Bharat Lal Seth traces the experience of five cities to find out if 24/7 water supply is possible
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Pearl Harbour
Himachal Pradesh wakes up to artificial pearl harvest – a new, environment-friendly business avenue.
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Money growth policy for Bihar
Social forestry project links rural employment with growing saplings.
Under the scheme, dovetailed with the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (nregs), villagers are encouraged to plant fruit bearing trees like jamun, mango, litchi, guava
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Former refugee recycles U.S. hotel soap for Uganda
Nearly two decades after he arrived in the United States, Derreck Kayongo is still bowled over by one subtle display of American wealth: the endless array of soaps available in stores
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Understanding the Copenhagen Climate Deal: The Fix is In
For those reading the tea leaves to understand the actions of various countries preparing for the international climate negotiations later this year in Copenhagen, the broad outlines of the ultimate deal are starting to come into view. The picture be
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NASSCOM Foundation announces the Social Innovation Honours 2010
NASSCOM Foundation issues a call for applications for the NASSCOM Foundation Social Innovation Honours 2010 (NSIH 2010). NASSCOM Foundation will honour innovations based on the use and implementation of technology to bring about social change. The Ho
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Maldives Goverment holds Praliment Underwater in protest
The Maldives, that little stretch of paradise off the coast of India, is living in fear of the impact of climate change. With rising sea levels predicted, the chain of 1,200 islands and coral atolls could disappear under the ocean. The president, Moh
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The Other Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis in Global Land Use
As the international community focuses on climate change as the great challenge of our era, it is ignoring another looming problem – the global crisis in land use. With agricultural practices already causing massive ecological impact, the world must
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Right to Education to cover all categories of disability
A month after being passed by Parliament, the Right to Education Act is set to be amended to include all categories of differently-abled children in its ambit. The move comes after intervention by the prime minister’s office following protests from d
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A year on, ban goes up in smoke
It has been a year since former Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss put his foot down about smoking in public and made it a punishable offence. But, neither has there been an effective ban nor has the awareness programme brought about any significant c
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NREGA renamed Mahatma National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
The UPA government on Friday renamed its flagship rural job guarantee programme — the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) — after Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary.
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WILDLIFE Indian forests can support 20,000 tigers: experts
WILDLIFE
Indian forests can support 20,000 tigers: experts
If all of India's tiger terrain was protected very well, including from cattle grazing conflicts from forest dwellers, it could potentially support 20,000 tigers, say some experts. M
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