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South Asian Development News
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| Pakistan Sets Up Health Task Force |
The Government of Pakistan has constituted a Health Policy Task Force for a much needed review health policies.
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: May 9, 2008)
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| Children Knock at Doors of Lawmakers |
Many members of parliament in the Indian capital woke up surprised to find groups of children knocking at their doors reminding them to fulfill the government's promise of education for all.
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Source: OneWorld,
Posted: May 8, 2008)
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| Honor Status for REC |
The Government of India has decided to confer Navratna status to Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) for its untiring effort to finance and promote rural electrification projects across the country.
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: May 8, 2008)
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| India begins massive census to map future |
India has begun preparing for what is one of the world's biggest ever censuses, a survey by millions of volunteers that could affect government policies and reveal how economic growth has affected the population.
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Source: Reuters,
Posted: May 4, 2008)
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| Asian bank in food crisis warning |
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned that the crisis of rising food prices could reverse gains made in reducing poverty across the continent.
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Source: BBC News,
Posted: May 4, 2008)
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| Assam's poorest district moves forward |
Conflict-ridden and marked as 'backward', Karbi Anglong is the first district in the North-East and the
fourth in the country to have implemented a quality management system in compliance with the ISO 9001:2000
standard. Ratna Talukdar has more.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: May 3, 2008)
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| India launches website on public health |
New Delhi: The Government of India has launched the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO) website to provide requisite information to people related to urban water supply and sanitation. (more…)
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: May 2, 2008)
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| Nagaland Villages to Get Community TVs |
The Government of Nagaland has decided to distribute community television (TV) sets to all recognised villages in the state to improve communication process and to better link them with the world by providing access to global developments.
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: Apr 30, 2008)
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| Child death forces India to recall measles vaccine |
New Delhi: The Ministry of Heath and Family Welfare in India has recalled over four million doses of a measles vaccine supplied by a south Indian drug manufacturer--Indian Immunologicals Limited--after four children died following inoculation with the drug. (more…)
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: Apr 29, 2008)
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| Manual Helps to Fight AIDS |
According to the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), 39 per cent of the total number of people living with HIV are women and the numbers are only rising. But what is really worrisome is that a majority of them, particularly, rural married women, lack access to appropriate communication material on HIV and AIDS and that has greatly impeded prevention and treatment efforts.
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Source: Women's Feature Service,
Posted: Apr 29, 2008)
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| Glacial melting threatens disastrous floods in Bhutan, one of the world's most environmentally vigilant nations |
High in the Himalayas, above this peaceful valley where farmers till a patchwork of emerald-green fields, an icy lake fed by melting glaciers waits to become a "tsunami from the sky."
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Source: Los Angeles Times,
Posted: Apr 28, 2008)
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| New Clean Energy Project in Andhra Pradesh |
The thousandth clean energy project facilitated by the Kyoto Protocol will be undertaken in Andhra, India.
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: Apr 24, 2008)
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| Sri Lanka Plans Shelter for the Poor |
The Government of Sri Lanka will implement a massive housing project at a cost of Rs 1,500 million to solve the prevailing shelter problem countrywide and to cater to housing needs of those who live below the poverty line (BPL).
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: Apr 21, 2008)
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| Pakistan Drops Media Restrictions |
Pakistan's new government has moved to withdraw restrictions on the media that were imposed last year.
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Source: BBC News - South Asia,
Posted: Apr 20, 2008)
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| Haryana to Construct Four Dams on Ghaggar River |
The Indian state of Haryana has decided to construct four dams on river Ghaggar and its tributaries in the state to ensure optimum utilisation of water and its conservation in view of growing demand for water.
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: Apr 20, 2008)
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| Profile: Mr. Bhaskar Save |
Since 1960 till today Mr.Bhaskar Save’ in South Gujarath hasn’t ploughed his farm, nor used agrochemicals and still reaps a record harvest.
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Source: http://www.savesanghavi.com/,
Posted: Apr 19, 2008)
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| On board the Friendship Express |
Friendship of Maitree Express, the first passenger train between India and Bangladesh in over 40 years has started its service.
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Posted: Apr 16, 2008)
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| Electoral Shock in Nepal |
The Nepali people have entrusted the immediate future to the erstwhile rebels, and are keenly waiting to see what happens.
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Source: BBC News - South Asia,
Posted: Apr 16, 2008)
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| RTI Violation Proves Costly for 120 Information Officers |
The Central Information Commission (CIC) in India has penalised over 120 public information officers (PIOs) for not providing information under Right to Information Act of 2005, imposing a penalty amounting Rs 13 lakh until March 2008.
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Source: iGovernment,
Posted: Apr 16, 2008)
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| Locals Oppose Re-damming of Athirappilly Falls |
The Indian state of Keralais preparing to build the seventh dam across the 144-kilometers-long Chalakudy river. The fate of the picturesque Athirappilly waterfalls hangs in the balance, with locals battling against the project.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Apr 16, 2008)
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