The report from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB, released on August 19, stresses that a great number of Asia’s new middleclass individuals still live on incomes just above poverty levels, leaving them vulnerable to a relapse into poverty. At the same time, the emergence of so much new spending power carries with it a…
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 years as director of the UN Millennium Campaign and five years at…
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 section. Relying on the Right To Education (RTE) Act meant to ensure…
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 the National Association for the Blind. ‘This is an opportunity for an…
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 section. Relying on the Right To Education (RTE) Act meant to ensure…
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 the National Association for the Blind. ‘This is an opportunity for an…
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the NGOs, Oxfam and Society for All Round Development (SARD), have collaborated with 20 MCD schools in west and south-west zones of the MCD to educate slum children. ‘Six hundred children in 20 MCD schools will benefit directly from the increased learning. We will have medical camps…
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the NGOs, Oxfam and Society for All Round Development (SARD), have collaborated with 20 MCD schools in west and south-west zones of the MCD to educate slum children. ‘Six hundred children in 20 MCD schools will benefit directly from the increased learning. We will have medical camps…
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the NGOs, Oxfam and Society for All Round Development (SARD), have collaborated with 20 MCD schools in west and south-west zones of the MCD to educate slum children. ‘Six hundred children in 20 MCD schools will benefit directly from the increased learning. We will have medical camps…
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 30, while in Haryana and Orissa about 25-30 women are branded as…
