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Sustainable Development

What A Little Land Can Do?

The poorest people in the world are those who don’t have land. In India, landlessness is a better predictor of poverty than illiteracy or belonging to castes at the b...

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Human Rights

62,500 Child Marriages In Tamil Nadu, Chennai Leads

Chennai tops the list of districts in TN with most married girls under 15 years of age, according to recent data released by Census 2011. With 5,480 girls under the age of ...

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Documentary / Shorts

Healthcare To Become A $150 Billion Industry By 2017, Says Jagruti Bhatia of KPMG

Jagruti Bhatia, Senior Advisor-Healthcare, KPMG spoke to BW|Businessworld's Sapna Bhardwaj on the sidelines of Healthcare Summit 2015. She spoke as to how KPMG is associate...

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TV

True Review Television - Prime Time Has Two Fresh Looks

Last week’s most memorable watch was on &TV’s Prime Time newbie Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai. A lone dancer in a darkened theatre is in the throes of a sequen...

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Human Rights

Harnessing The Data Revolution And Improving Land Management Through Geospatial Technology

Advances in earth observation, computing power, and connectivity have tremendous potential to help governments, and us at the World Bank, support better land management, an...

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Sustainable Development

An Office On Four Wheels Brings Land Administration Services To Isolated Populations

I recently had the opportunity to see the mobile offices run by the State Service for the Registration of Real Estate (SSRRE) of the Republic of Azerbaijan. These mobile of...

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Human Rights

Supporting Land Rights Helps Us Build Stronger, More Prosperous Communities

Land is an incredibly valuable asset that represents many different things. Land is, first and foremost, a place to call home. For many, it also serves as a critical means ...

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Sustainable Development

UP’s Mini-Grid Policy Tries To Boost Rural Electrification

Following its move to allow a special status to mini-solar-grids, the Uttar Pradesh government released details on the mini-grid policy last week. Under the scheme, the sta...

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Health

Doctors Punjab Health Spend More On Salaries Less On Care

Two separate reports relating to health and healthcare in Punjab released last week have underlined that the poor, especially in rural areas, remain the most vulnerable to ...

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Health

Over 90% Expectant Mothers In Jharkhand Unaware Of Health, Nutrition

More than 90% expectant mothers in rural areas are unaware of health and nutrition issues, the Jharkhand Economic Survey 2015-16 has shown. The state has one of the country...

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