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India: Kashmiri Women Stitch Stories Of Survival And Strength – Bismah Malik
- June 16, 2012
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From helping their families tide over the tough, violent times of the 1990s to securing a suitable career for themselves, Kashmiri women’s foray into the tailoring and apparel sector have transformed them from voiceless “homemakers” to confident “moneymakers”. It all started during the years of the late 1980s and ’90s. Those were the dark days of civil unrest and regular [...]
India: One Day In A Cattle Camp: Women and Drought In Maharashtra – Sameena Dalwai
- June 16, 2012
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Mann taluka in Satara district is ground zero for the drought now ravaging interiorMaharashtra. The only cattle camp in the vicinity, being run by the Mann Deshi Mahila Bank and Foundation, provides a snapshot of the widespread distress. This region, known as ‘Manndesh’ in Marathi folklore, falls in the rain shadow area of the state. Over the last three years [...]
KVIC for Holistic Development of Khadi
- June 16, 2012
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Creating self-reliance amongst the people and building up a strong rural community spirit, KVIC has been identified as one of the major organisations for generating sustainable non-farm employment opportunities in rural areas. It undertakes activities like skill improvement; transfer of technology; research & development; marketing etc. and helps in generating employment/self-employment opportunities in rural areas. Main Objectives of KVIC The social objective [...]
Infrastructure Debt Fund – Shamima Siddiqui
- June 16, 2012
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India has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies during the past decade. However, infrastructure development has not kept pace with the growth in the rest of the economy. Realizing this, India initiated an ambitious reform programme in all infrastructure sectors. The Government has taken several initiatives to promote private sector participation in the infrastructure sector as a result of which the [...]
1000 MW energy production at Kudankulam to begin in next 20 days: V. Narayanasamy
- June 14, 2012
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The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project is in the final stages of energy production and 1,000 mega watt (MW) of energy production from the power plant shall begin within next 20 days, said Mr V. Narayanasamy, minister of state at an ASSOCHAM conference on Nuclear Energy. “Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project will start energy production of 1,000 MW in the minimum of [...]
Tackling the Backlog of Cases in the Courts – K. K. Pant
- June 14, 2012
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Huge backlog and pendency has been a matter of concern as it delays the disposal of cases in the courts. Of the 3 crore cases pending, 74% are less than 5 years old. The Chief Justice of India has expressed the need of making the judicial system 5+ free by addressing 26% of the old cases which are of more than 5 [...]
Seabed Operations – Kalpana Palkhiwala
- June 14, 2012
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Over the past decade a new phase of deep-sea mining has begun in the world. Two factors are responsible – one is rising demand for precious metal and the other is food. Growing world population needs more food and phosphor-based artificial fertilizers have significant importance for world food production. Phosphorus nodule mining at the seafloor is the best source for [...]
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