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FICCI Frames 2017: There Is A Need For Partnerships To Create A Digitally Empowered Society

MUMBAI, 21 March, 2017: At the session on ‘Connecting the Unconnected - Upgrading technology and infrastructure to the last mile’ at FICCI FRAMES 2017, Mr. J. S...

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This Small Town In Kerala Is All Set To Become The First Carbon Neutral Panchayat In The State

In June 2016, people of Meenangadi, a small town in Kerala, pledged to make it the first carbon neutral panchayat in the state. Today, in the span of seven months, the town...

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Gender

Gutsy Women Sarpanchs & Teachers In Haryana Come Together To Lift The Veil On Regressive Practices

In Haryana, which has the worst sex ratio in the country and where khap panchayats often flout the laws of the land, women remain underrepresented in al...

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Health

A Mother’s Nightmare That Is Bihar

One factor that is totally ignored in all deliberations on women’s empowerment is the role of high quality healthcare. Education, jobs and bank accounts remain the th...

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Human Rights

A First For The Country, Maharashtra Bans Social Boycott Ordered By The Khaps

Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to ban village councils from imposing social boycotts. In the majority of cases, it is women and people from lower cla...

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Human Rights

Close To Dam, Away From Water

Balbashpur village in Kilasama gram panchayat of the district is located just about 10 km away from Left Dyke of Hirakud Dam. The 1,500 inhabitants, though, feel the pangs ...

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Gender

Mobile Phones: Patriarchy's New Red Alert

Villages are imposing mobile phone bans on young women in order to control their new independence and mobility. It started with KhapPanchayats in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and...

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Human Rights

Traditional Aranmula Mirror Artisans Fight For Their Rights

Traditional artisans who craft the 'Aranmulakannadi', a unique handmade metal-alloy mirror are upset over fake groups claiming right over the mirror, even trying for obtain...

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Bollywood

Vivek Oberoi Makes A Trip To His Adopted Village In AP

Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is not just an actor but also a man with a golden heart. He never back put when it comes to social service and support. He as an actor has done...

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Of Gender Divide

Since the creation of Eve from Adam’s rib, the human rib on gender issues has not stopped tickling. Left no wiser since Biblical times, the issue remains burning and ...

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