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Veena Jain Appointed As DD News DG, To Hold Additional Charge In New Media Cell

Veena Jain, a 1984 Indian Information Service officer, will be taking over as director general (DG) of News in Doordarshan.  Additionally, Jain has also been asked to ...

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Climate Change Blamed As Thousands Die In Indian Heat

For the wealthy of India, the annual heatwave before the monsoon is inconvenient, especially when water stored in black tanks on the roof becomes too hot to use for a showe...

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After Polio, India Set To Win Battle Against Tetanus At Childbirth

A year after obtaining WHO certification for the elimination of polio, India is on the verge of crossing another milestone in public health. It has eliminated maternal and ...

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Beach Reading (And More)

Last year, there was only one book on my summer reading list that you could reasonably call a beach read. This year I tried to pick a few more things that are on the lighte...

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Maternal Mortality: Not Just A Human Rights Issue

Around the world, governments, non-governmental organizations and public health entities have made major strides in tackling some of the greatest health challenges facing c...

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CITIZEN JOURNALIST SHOW: THE NEED FOR SANITATION IN INDIA

The upcoming episode of CNN-IBN’s weekend show Citizen Journalist is focused on the need for sanitation in India...

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GOA TO BE A GLOBAL VILLAGE OF CULTURES BY HOSTING THE VTH YOUTH DELPHIC GAMES 2016

~ The world to witness the dialog of Arts & Encounter of Cultures ~
~ 7000 participants from 125 countries over 14 days ~

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Educating for Sustainable Development

PARIS ? This year marks a turning point for the world, with the international community adopting a new global development strategy in September and negotiating a universal ...

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VICTIMS, WOMEN & THE LANDED VOICELESS

So here?? the thing!

As I entered home this evening, my housekeeper Leela Lhama opened the door, as usual.

She normally takes my laptop bag from my hand and...

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THE RITE OF PASSAGE

“Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains” quoted Jean Jacques Rousseau, the famous French philosopher. The history of mankind has been the history of ev...

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