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South Asian Development News
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| Court Seeks Compliance Report on Gutkha Ban |
The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday sought compliance reports regarding the ban on gutkha and paan masala containing tobacco.
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Source: DownToEarth,
Posted: Apr 8, 2013)
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| Veggie Delight |
In a couple of years India has become the second largest producer of vegetables. This is a green revolution the government did not sponsor.
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Source: DownToEarth,
Posted: Apr 2, 2013)
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| Children of Tomorrow |
Adivasi children orphaned and traumatised by extremist violence in Chhattisgarh find education, sport, theatre and emotional support at residential schools like Uttaran.
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Source: InfoChangeIndia,
Posted: Apr 2, 2013)
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| Nepal Court Blocks War Truth Panel |
Supreme Court has suspended an attempt by the government to set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate crimes committed during the country's 10 year civil war.
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Source: BBC,
Posted: Apr 2, 2013)
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| Yamuna Waterkeeper Wins Water Champion Award |
Minakshi Arora initiated several educational campaigns to protect waterways. 6,000 school students participated in quiz programs and games, and 20,000 people received information on water quality.
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Source: HumboldtBay,
Posted: Apr 2, 2013)
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| Pakistan Revamps Climate Study Centre |
With extra funding and empowering legislation, Global Climate Change Impact Centre (GCCIC) is set to take on a regional and international role in climate research.
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Source: OneWorld,
Posted: Mar 26, 2013)
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| Book Review: The Lady And The Peacock |
Journalist Peter Popham’s book, The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi is a well-documented biography of a life devoted to the cause of freedom.
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Source: Dawn,
Posted: Mar 26, 2013)
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| Gujarat Passes Groundwater Bill |
The legislation makes it mandatory for farmers to get licence for extracting water.
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Source: DownToEarth,
Posted: Mar 26, 2013)
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| Dream A Dream |
Dream A Dream, a Bangalore based organiation, has been empowering young people from vulnerable backgrounds through life skills for over a decade.
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Source: Dreamadream.org,
Posted: Mar 26, 2013)
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| Promoting Organ Donation In India |
Mohan Foundation has been promoting organ donation since 1997, and helps people understand what it entails.
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Source: BetterIndia,
Posted: Mar 20, 2013)
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| Small Children Big Dreams |
In a small town in Karnataka, government-school students are working to ensure that their schools meet the infrastructure norms of the RTE Act.
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Source: The Hindu,
Posted: Mar 20, 2013)
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| Women Saviours of the Sundarbans |
Besides cooking, sending their children off to school, taking care of the family and keeping their mud huts tidy, women in Sundarban now get together to plant mangrove trees in the area to create green embankments
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Source: One World,
Posted: Mar 20, 2013)
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| The Sun Never Sets on These Villages |
Alternative energy gaining momentum in rural pockets of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Source: The Hindu,
Posted: Mar 20, 2013)
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| Flower to the People |
Small flower growers from the Himalayan state of Sikkim took centre stage at the recently concluded International Flower Show.
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Source: DownToEarth,
Posted: Mar 13, 2013)
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| Burma Confirms Phosphorus Use against Protestors |
Burmese police had used smoke bombs containing phosphorus during a protest against a Chinese backed mine.
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Source: BBC,
Posted: Mar 13, 2013)
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| The Migrant Population in Kerala |
There are over 25 lakh domestic migrant labourers in Kerala today which constitutes 7 to 8 per cent of the State's population.
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Source: Frontline,
Posted: Mar 13, 2013)
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| Fighting for the Rights of Indian Elephants |
The high number of wild elephants killed in railway accidents in recent months, have pushed Sanjeeb Panigrahi, a 37-year-old lawyer, to take up this cause on their behalf.
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Posted: Mar 13, 2013)
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| Olive Ridleys Get New Lease of Life |
Local NGOs, forest department and police officials on Sunday released hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles into the Bay of Bengal. An endangered species, these turtles, face serious threats from unfriendly fishing practices and the development of nesting beaches into ports and tourist centres.
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Source: Deccan Chronicle,
Posted: Mar 12, 2013)
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| Mobile Friends for Healthy Mothers |
By providing care information to rural women in Maharashtra, India through voice messages on their mobile phones, mMitra wants to change their practices during pregnancy and post-partum.
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Source: InfoChangeIndia,
Posted: Mar 6, 2013)
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| Complexity of Vitamin D |
Reports show as many as 80 per cent people in urban India and 70 per cent in rural India are deficient in the vitamin.
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Source: DownToEarth,
Posted: Mar 6, 2013)
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