WHO raises alarm over nutrition
August 9th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Millions of children dying or falling ill due to malnutrition in the Asia-Pacific region is leading to dire socio-economic consequences, the World Health Organization (WHO) ... Read more...
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Inequalities among states affect human development: Study
July 15th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Wide inequalities among states affect human development outcomes in India which is ranked 119 out of 169 countries, according to a study released Friday by ... Read more...
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Seven Indians win Australian scholarship
September 21st, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Seven students from India will be offered an Australian scholarship to help them "shape future social and economic policy" in India.
Peter Varghese, Australia's high commissioner to India, ... Read more...
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Seven Indian students get prestigious Australian scholarship
September 21st, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 21 (ANI): Australian High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese today announced that seven Indian students will be offered the prestigious Australian Leadership Award (ALA) scholarship.These scholarships are implemented ... Read more...
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Canada delivers on G-8 development commitments
June 24th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 24 (ANI): Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Minister for International Cooperation Beverley J. Oda have welcomed the release of the G-8 Muskoka Accountability Report and highlighted its findings ... Read more...
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Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before 18: Unicef
November 20th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the ... Read more...
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Business fraternity can save the poorest from financial slowdown’’s impact: UK minister
January 21st, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.21 (ANI): Department for International Development (DFID) Minister Mike Foster here has said that the global financial slowdown is putting millions of people in poor countries at a risk of ... Read more...
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Local bodies should be given more financial powers: Ansari
June 24th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Local governments should be given more economic powers followed by more people participation in the implementation of rural development schemes, Vice-President Mohammed Hamid Ansari said Tuesday. Ansari ... Read more...
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Greater focus required on human development in nations planning: Economic Survey
February 28th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Giving emphasis over the different social sectors, the Economic Survey, tabled today by Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram in Lok Sabha, has called for greater focus on human ... Read more...
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