Fighting for India’s ’seed freedom’
July 5th, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Stressing that seeds are "inseparable" from the culture and traditional knowledge of farmers, an NGO fighting to protect native seeds has criticized an Indian Council ... Read more...
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I can’t direct ‘Agneepath’ remake: Karan Johar (Film Snippets)
June 15th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar is scared to direct the remake of his father's 1991 hit "Agneepath", famous for portraying megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "angry young ... Read more...
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Himalayan people feel heat of climate change (Feature-Countdown to Copenhagen)
November 18th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Munni Rawat, a 50-year-old homemaker in Uttarakhand state in the Himalayas, does not know about the climate summit in Copenhagen next month. But she does ... Read more...
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India has 214 million hungry people, says report
July 30th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) India has emerged as the world capital of hunger with 214 million hungry people, Vandana Shiva of NGO Navdanya Thursday quoted a report as saying.
"India has emerged ... Read more...
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Aishwarya goes beyond glitz halo, campaigns social cause
May 13th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Saibal Chatterjee
Cannes, May 13 (IANS) Aishwarya Rai, a regular at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet and L'Oreal brand ambassador, is going beyond her glitz and glamour tag. She is ... Read more...
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Children put climate concerns before PM on Rakhi
August 16th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Three children from the international youth organisation, KidsCall, Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and after tying rakhis, put forth their concerns regarding climate change. Saying that ... Read more...
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