‘Over 50 percent Anganwadi facilities minus toilets’
August 9th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Over fifty percent Anganwadi centres providing basic child development services across the country exist without toilets, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday."There were 13,17,008 Anganwadi ... Read more...
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Anganwadi workers’ pay may go up again
April 24th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Planning Commission is thinking of raising the remuneration of Anganwadi workers, who currently earn Rs.3,000 a month."We need to dignify the ICDS (Integrated Child ... Read more...
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Government needs to watch every baby girl: NCPCR
April 9th, 2012 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Reacting to the shocking incident of a father critically injuring his three-month-old daughter in Bangalore, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Monday ... Read more...
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Budget boost for women, child development programmes
March 16th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India Friday sought to secure the welfare of its women and children by proposing a 45 percent hike in the annual budget for the ... Read more...
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Government to launch nutrition campaign
November 14th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The government will soon launch a campaign to promote nutrition on the lines of the polio vaccination programme, an official said Monday."Nutrition is a major ... Read more...
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Anganwadi workers exploited in various states: Minister
August 12th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Complaints of exploitation of workers in anganwadis, mother and child care centres, had been received from various states, Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna ... Read more...
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Scheme for children under rights panel’s lens
July 29th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday issued notices to the women and child development ministry and states over alleged corruption in implementation of the ... Read more...
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NHRC to review government programmes, submit report to UN
July 15th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Highlighting the large inefficacy of various government schemes, including flagship programmes, because of corruption at different levels, India's apex human rights body Friday said it ... Read more...
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Dikshit to investigate ICDS scheme (IANS IMPACT)
June 21st, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) A day after IANS reported that 775 children and eight pregnant women enrolled in the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme here died last year, ... Read more...
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Bhattacharjee slams Congress
January 31st, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Monday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of undermining the importance of integrated child development scheme (ICDS) workers and said ... Read more...
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States demand more funds for Anganwadis
June 16th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) With the women and child development ministry pushing for speedy implementation of the Integrated Women and Child Development (ICDS) scheme, the states Wednesday demanded more funds for ... Read more...
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Nanoparticles to improve batteries for biomedical use
February 11th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Nanoparticles are part of a new family of materials being created for improved batteries for medical use.
Esther Takeuchi, professor in advanced power sources at University at Buffalo, had ... Read more...
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Government expands scheme to benefit adolescent girls
January 18th, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday said that the government's Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) would be expanded to benefit adolescent girls and also grant ... Read more...
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Sonam Kapoor plays Santa Clause for Kids
December 21st, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Sonam Kapoor, recently, sprang up a surprise by becoming Santa Claus for 500 Anganwadi kids at a special event held in the city. The event was organized by NGO Landmark International ... Read more...
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PM expresses concern over slow progress of infrastructure projects
November 14th, 2007 - 2:54 am ICT by admin
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