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Alison Granito 01:04 AM | December 28,2007
Even as they settle down and try to keep pace with work, the first term winds down, bringing much relief
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Alison Granito 12:47 AM | November 21,2007
Disabilities due to communicable diseases such as polio down thanks to more vaccines, better health care
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Alison Granito 11:14 PM | November 16,2007
Jackson is slated to deliver the Nehru Memorial lecture on Tuesday, sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations
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Alison Granito 12:02 AM | November 07,2007
Philanthropy in India is growing tremendously, says Ford Foundation president Susan V. Berresford
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By Alison Granito 12:59 AM | November 05,2007
A pension programme is one of the ways the foundation is trying to keep folk music alive in Rajasthan
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Alison Granito 11:16 PM | October 26,2007
Once a backpackers’ Mecca, the desert town is wooing an upscale crowd. An arts festival is a means to this end
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Alison Granito 10:21 PM | October 22,2007
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 6% of India’s 1.1 billion people suffer from acute or progressive hearing loss
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Alison Granito 11:53 PM | October 18,2007
Asia alone broke the Guinness Book of World Records mark of 23.5 million set by the event last year, with 27.6 million people around the continent participating in the campaign
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Alison Granito 11:54 PM | October 16,2007
By World Bank estimates, 80% of India’s 1.1 billion people live on less than $2 a day, meaning more than one-third of the world’s poor live here
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Alison Granito 12:04 AM | October 15,2007
Like other countries, India doesn’t monitor trafficking accurately; even global numbers are broad estimates
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Alison Granito 01:04 AM | October 11,2007
Microfinance in India is driven heavily by the existing commercial banks, largely public sector, says Micro-Credit Ratings International Ltd, Chairman Malcolm Harper
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Alison Granito 01:21 AM | October 09,2007
Mid-point scorecard has the country well behind on poverty and hunger reduction; doing well on HIV, primary schooling
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Alison Granito 12:51 AM | October 08,2007
Corporates carry a torch for their favoured cause—boosting workplace morale, social responsibility efforts
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Alison Granito 04:18 AM | September 30,2007
While more non-profit organizations are seeking greater exposure through slick advertising, some still believe their work is sufficient publicity
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By Alison Granito and Rajeshwari Sharma 01:22 AM | September 10,2007
S. Mohd. Afsar, ILO’s HIV/AIDS specialist for South Asia says people with this infection remain healthy for a long time and can work
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