Poverty in India will be halved in five years

Jun 24, 2010

‘Extremely poor’ in India will be lesser by 188 million and poverty rate will be reduced from current 51 per cent to 24 per cent in 2015, says United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for 2010. However, he report also

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Poverty in India will be halved in five years

Jun 24, 2010

‘Extremely poor’ in India will be lesser by 188 million and poverty rate will be reduced from current 51 per cent to 24 per cent in 2015, says United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for 2010. However, he report also

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Child labour act in conflict with education act: Save the Children

Jun 23, 2010

The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act (CLPRA) is in direct conflict with the Right to Education (RTE) Act and needs to be amended, said Save the Children, a prominent NGO working against child labour. ‘We want the CLPRA to be amended to

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Child labour act in conflict with education act: Save the Children

Jun 23, 2010

The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act (CLPRA) is in direct conflict with the Right to Education (RTE) Act and needs to be amended, said Save the Children, a prominent NGO working against child labour. ‘We want the CLPRA to be amended to

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Child labour act in conflict with education act: Save the Children

Jun 23, 2010

The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act (CLPRA) is in direct conflict with the Right to Education (RTE) Act and needs to be amended, said Save the Children, a prominent NGO working against child labour. ‘We want the CLPRA to be amended to

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Child labour act in conflict with education act: Save the Children

Jun 23, 2010

The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act (CLPRA) is in direct conflict with the Right to Education (RTE) Act and needs to be amended, said Save the Children, a prominent NGO working against child labour. ‘We want the CLPRA to be amended to

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Child labour act in conflict with education act: Save the Children

Jun 23, 2010

The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act (CLPRA) is in direct conflict with the Right to Education (RTE) Act and needs to be amended, said Save the Children, a prominent NGO working against child labour. ‘We want the CLPRA to be amended to

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Child labour act in conflict with education act: Save the Children

Jun 23, 2010

The Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act (CLPRA) is in direct conflict with the Right to Education (RTE) Act and needs to be amended, said Save the Children, a prominent NGO working against child labour. ‘We want the CLPRA to be amended to

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National policy for children has serious flaws: CHETNA

Jun 21, 2010

The Centre for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA), a non-government organisation reviewed the national policy for children and generated a set of recommendations for the new policy, which is expected to be announced by the centre on November 14. A team

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CSR standards may become mandatory: Salman Kurshid

Jun 21, 2010

Minister for Corporate Affairs Salman Kurshid mooted the concept of social credits being assigned to companies undertaking corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, saying that if need be, his ministry may consider making some standards enforceable in future in this regard. ‘The ministry has

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