Amnesty International to expand network in India

Aug 16, 2010

Amnesty International, a global human rights body, is keen to have a ‘more vibrant’ presence in India and other developing countries in its efforts to make it truly international, said its new Secretary General Salil Shetty. Shetty, who came to Amnesty after seven

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India is where pizza reaches home faster than an ambulance or the police: Salman Khan

Aug 13, 2010

‘What’s India? A nation where pizza reaches home faster than an ambulance or the police, where you get car loan at five per cent interest but education loan at 12 per cent, where a kilo of rice costs Rs 40, but mobile sim

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CWG debris causes dengue in capital: NGOs

Aug 13, 2010

Slamming the Commonwealth Games, activists in Delhi are asking that the mega-event be called off. The activists accused the CWG officials of violating and denying basic human rights to the poor and the backward in the garb of development. ‘We can still call

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India is where pizza reaches home faster than an ambulance or the police: Salman Khan

Aug 13, 2010

‘What’s India? A nation where pizza reaches home faster than an ambulance or the police, where you get car loan at five per cent interest but education loan at 12 per cent, where a kilo of rice costs Rs 40, but mobile sim

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CWG debris causes dengue in capital: NGOs

Aug 13, 2010

Slamming the Commonwealth Games, activists in Delhi are asking that the mega-event be called off. The activists accused the CWG officials of violating and denying basic human rights to the poor and the backward in the garb of development. ‘We can still call

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Kurla in Mumbai is the sickest suburb

Aug 11, 2010

The suburban Kurla in Mumbai is a hub of almost all deadly diseases, as it has been reporting highest number of malaria, diarrhoea, dengue and HIV cases in the last two years. Praja Foundation, a Mumbai-based voluntary organization, on August 10 released a

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Kurla in Mumbai is the sickest suburb

Aug 11, 2010

The suburban Kurla in Mumbai is a hub of almost all deadly diseases, as it has been reporting highest number of malaria, diarrhoea, dengue and HIV cases in the last two years. Praja Foundation, a Mumbai-based voluntary organization, on August 10 released a

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Enhanced penalty to nail green offenders

Aug 10, 2010

To ensure better implementation of environmental regulations in the country, the government is considering enhancing the penalty and having speedy trials to nail green offenders. To check violations at coastal areas, they might be monitored through satellites. Seeking an amendment in Environment Protection

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Child labour allegations tarnish India’s Image

Aug 10, 2010

The reputation of Indian industries is at risk because no socially responsible US buyer probably will be buying an Indian manufactured product as the United States government has placed India among a list of countries that put children to work in their manufacturing

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Priyanka Chopra is our national green ambassador

Aug 10, 2010

To initiate environment-friendly campaigns in India, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh has appointed Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as national green ambassador.   ‘I have been talking to Priyanka about how she can be a part of environment-friendly campaigns nationally and be involved

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