NGO: Nearly 200 women are branded witches and killed

Jul 25, 2010

Citing National Crime Bureau statistics, a Dehradun-based NGO brought to light the unruly fact that nearly 200 women in India are killed for practising witchcraft. Jharkhand alone has nearly 50-60 witchcraft-related murders every year, followed by Andhra Pradesh, where the number is around

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British NGO to check India’s maternal mortality rate

Jul 22, 2010

With an aim to help India achieve the United Nations Millennium Goal of decreasing the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by 2015, Marie Stopes International (MSI), a British NGO, has announced a full-fledged campaign. The motive of launching this campaign is to strengthen

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British NGO to check India’s maternal mortality rate

Jul 22, 2010

With an aim to help India achieve the United Nations Millennium Goal of decreasing the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by 2015, Marie Stopes International (MSI), a British NGO, has announced a full-fledged campaign. The motive of launching this campaign is to strengthen

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British NGO to check India’s maternal mortality rate

Jul 22, 2010

With an aim to help India achieve the United Nations Millennium Goal of decreasing the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by 2015, Marie Stopes International (MSI), a British NGO, has announced a full-fledged campaign. The motive of launching this campaign is to strengthen

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British NGO to check India’s maternal mortality rate

Jul 22, 2010

With an aim to help India achieve the United Nations Millennium Goal of decreasing the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by 2015, Marie Stopes International (MSI), a British NGO, has announced a full-fledged campaign. The motive of launching this campaign is to strengthen

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Light colours have power to combat global warming

Jul 20, 2010

The first-ever research using a global model to conduct experiments has found that light-coloured cool rooftops and roads can curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change.   The study was conducted by searchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California. The researchers have

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Ninety per cent juvenile arrests in country are illegal

Jul 20, 2010

‘Ignorance and lack of application of correct law and procedures have resulted in illegal arrests of almost 90 per cent of juveniles in conflict with law in the country,’ said Dr Upneet Lali, deputy director, Institution of Correctional Administration, while introducing three books

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Light colours have power to combat global warming

Jul 20, 2010

The first-ever research using a global model to conduct experiments has found that light-coloured cool rooftops and roads can curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change.   The study was conducted by searchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California. The researchers have

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Ninety per cent juvenile arrests in country are illegal

Jul 20, 2010

‘Ignorance and lack of application of correct law and procedures have resulted in illegal arrests of almost 90 per cent of juveniles in conflict with law in the country,’ said Dr Upneet Lali, deputy director, Institution of Correctional Administration, while introducing three books

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Light colours have power to combat global warming

Jul 20, 2010

The first-ever research using a global model to conduct experiments has found that light-coloured cool rooftops and roads can curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change.   The study was conducted by searchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California. The researchers have

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