NGO to fund other NGOs, will sell ecofriendly rakhis

Aug 6, 2010

This Rakshabandhan, Mumbai-based Plants and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS) will sell eco-friendly rakhis and similar merchandize to raise funds to support the cause of blind girl children and helpless animals. The funds generated by the event will be divided equally between PAWS and

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Court orders schools to admit physically challenged and poor, whom they had denied admission

Aug 6, 2010

Children who were denied admission by various Delhi government schools can now hope to see classrooms, as Delhi high court (HC) ordered all the schools to admit nearly 850 students who were denied admissions for being physically challenged or belonging to economically weaker

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NGO to fund other NGOs, will sell ecofriendly rakhis

Aug 6, 2010

This Rakshabandhan, Mumbai-based Plants and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS) will sell eco-friendly rakhis and similar merchandize to raise funds to support the cause of blind girl children and helpless animals. The funds generated by the event will be divided equally between PAWS and

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Court orders schools to admit physically challenged and poor, whom they had denied admission

Aug 6, 2010

Children who were denied admission by various Delhi government schools can now hope to see classrooms, as Delhi high court (HC) ordered all the schools to admit nearly 850 students who were denied admissions for being physically challenged or belonging to economically weaker

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Bad news for biodiversity: Earth cannot match pace with human consumption

Aug 2, 2010

Biodiversity suffers when the planet’s biocapacity cannot keep pace with human consumption and waste generation. The ‘ecological footprint’ tracks this in terms of the area of biologically productive land and water needed to provide ecological resources and services like food, fibre, and timber,

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NGO and police partner to counsel for troubled marriages

Aug 1, 2010

The police station may be the last place where people in troubled marriages would go for counselling, but that is precisely what is happening at the Patan DSP office, where Gujarat’s first social counselling centre has been set up in a unique public-private

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Swine flu vaccine should be compulsory for pregnant women

Aug 1, 2010

‘The H1N1 vaccine should be compulsory for healthcare workers, especially those who work in the isolation wards or with H1N1 patients. The vaccine should also be made mandatory for pregnant women, more so for those in their second or third trimesters,’ said Dr

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NGO combines faith with girl child and environment protection

Aug 1, 2010

Combining faith with a social cause, a twin initiative to save the environment and the girl child was launched on August 1 at the revered Dargah Sharif in Ajmer, Rajasthan.   It is an initiative of Nanhi Chhann Foundation, a non-profit organization that

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NGO and police partner to counsel for troubled marriages

Aug 1, 2010

The police station may be the last place where people in troubled marriages would go for counselling, but that is precisely what is happening at the Patan DSP office, where Gujarat’s first social counselling centre has been set up in a unique public-private

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Swine flu vaccine should be compulsory for pregnant women

Aug 1, 2010

‘The H1N1 vaccine should be compulsory for healthcare workers, especially those who work in the isolation wards or with H1N1 patients. The vaccine should also be made mandatory for pregnant women, more so for those in their second or third trimesters,’ said Dr

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