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Bangalore witnesses rise in employment
Bangalore: According to the latest Employment Outlook Report for the period July - September 2010, Bangalore has seen an 18-month high employment rise for the present quarter .i.e. from July- September... Read more...
Witch hunting: 200 women innocent killed every year
New Delhi: Nearly 200 women are killed every year in the country after being branded as witches, says...
Campaign against ragging & drugs launches in Delhi
New Delhi: A five-day campaign on Anti Drugs and Anti Ragging (ADAR) starts in fifty college campuses...
Govt launches pension scheme for poor
New Delhi: A new scheme called NPS(New Pension Scheme) Lite has been launched for the economically we...
HRD unveils laptop for Rs. 1500
New Delhi: The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry unveiled a laptop which cost Rs. 1500 ($ 35)...
SBI introduces ‘0ne-Rupee Bank’
Hyderabad: The State Bank of India (SBI) launched ‘One-Rupee Bank’ kiosk in Hyderabad to initiate urb...
6,000 benefit from RSBY health insurance in Pune last year
Pune: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), the health insurance scheme for below poverty line (BPL)...
AP makes rural service compulsory for medical students
Hyderabad: The State Government made one year rural service mandatory for medical students. A Governm...
Students come up with cost-effective solution for military equipment protection
New Delhi: While the Defence ministry is shelling out a huge amount for protection against nuclear, b...
India to be the hub of NGOs with one for 400 people
New Delhi: India has got one Non Government Organiz...
UN announces environment education programme
New Delhi: The United Nations (UN) announced the Ba...
Bangalore witnesses rise in employment
Bangalore: According to the latest Employment Outlo...
Now, operate your motor pump through SMS
Mumbai: A technology, ‘Micro Jai Kisan’ which allow...
HRD unveils laptop for Rs. 1500
New Delhi: The Human Resource Development (HRD) Min...
Commonwealth Express to start its journey today
New Delhi: The ‘Commonwealth Express’, an exhibitio...
Pulses to gain acreage in Kharif season- Experts
New Delhi: Experts predict that the pulses acreage ...
Three years, 3,450 farmers’ suicide in India
New Delhi: India has witnessed 3,450 farmers’ suici...
30 lakh tonnes paddy rotting in Punjab
Chandigarh: Around 30 lakh tonnes of paddy, which c...
AP makes rural service compulsory for medical students
Hyderabad: The State Government made one year rural...
English an alien language for 94 pc primary school students
New Delhi: Almost 94 per cent primary students in t...
100 day campaign to spread financial literacy set off soon
New Delhi: A 100-day investor’s campaign called ‘Sw...
Poverty at its worst: Parents sell off children for money
New Delhi: While one part of India dreams about att...
Many Indian poor have better living conditions- Survey
New Delhi: A considerable portion of the country’s ...
Food inflation declines by 16.12 pc
New Delhi: The food inflation has come down this we...
Govt launches pension scheme for poor
New Delhi: A new scheme called NPS(New Pension Sche...
Govt issues advisory to control diet pills
New Delhi: The Government is planning to take actio...
Govt. to draft Bill to protect children from abuse
New Delhi: The Union Government is likely to table ...
Chandigarh cleanest city in India
New Delhi: Chandigarh tops the sanitation ratings f...
Healthy lifestyle plan gets cabinet nod
New Delhi: One of the most ambitious healthcare pla...
Vaginal gel to prevent AIDS developed in SA
Milwaukee: For the first time, the researchers in S...
15 pc of Sunderbans likely to be lost by 2020
Kolkata: According to the United Nations Developmen...
Campaign to protect Himalayan eco system launched
New Delhi: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) along with...
Asia to double tiger population by 2022
Bali: A draft of declaration was passed at the Glob...
TN introduces residential entrepreneur programme for Dalits
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Government has taken steps ...
Govt to give more participation to tribals in forest management
New Delhi: The Government mulls on increased partic...
Govt to include more Muslims in police force
New Delhi: The Centre has asked the State governmen...
Majority of children face negative online experience- Survey
New Delhi: Almost eight out of 10 Indian children f...
Witch hunting: 200 women innocent killed every year
New Delhi: Nearly 200 women are killed every year i...
Indians spend more on home and kids’ tuition: survey
Mumbai: A large number of consumers from the 10 Asi...
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Everybody Loves a Good Drought is a book written by P. Sainath about his research findings of poverty in the rural districts of India. The book won him the Magsaysay Award.