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Bricks from Newspapers!!!

No one might have ever thought of using news paper waste to make bricks!!!  But two Nagpur based researchers came up with this idea way back in 2009. They thought of making bricks using sludge and solid waste material around … Continue reading

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Welcome decline in pedestrian fatalities

SRRF which has been actively pursuing pedestrian safety agenda in Delhi is happy to note the reduction in fatal pedestrian accidents during the current year. This year, there appears to be a welcome decline.  It is a known fact that … Continue reading

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Corruption-can it be tamed?

Under pressure from various forces, the Central Government has taken a host of changes in vigilance operations within ministries. It has ordered each ministry to define and set up new mechanisms to curb corruption in its respective department. Along with … Continue reading

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Centre forces state to become more humane with hawkers

Several state governments still have stringent punishment for hawkers hawking in the restricted areas. For instance, In Mumbai, for example, a hawker at present can be imprisoned for hawking in a no-hawking zone. This will no longer be considered as … Continue reading

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Poverty Head Count Ratio

It is estimated that India has one third of the world’s poor. Recently, Tendulkar Committee Report has been published. This gives state wise change in poverty figure over the period 2004-05 and 1993-94. Given below is the table indicating this … Continue reading

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82 year old helps save water bodies.

Most of us don’t take initiative on the pretext that a single man cannot make any significant impact to its environment or surroundings. Well, Ram Kishan, an octogenarian and a retired school teacher is an exception, who chose to travel … Continue reading

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Can an NGO have two TAN Nos?

Dear friends, May I raise some query as under: An NPO (NGO, having its registered office in Delhi has a TAN. Recently a project based in Delhi was started under the same NGO. Is it all right for the project … Continue reading

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FCRA CANCELLATIONS – Further developments

Friends, I continue with our Dialogue on cancellation of FCRA. There is no doubt that due to large scale cancellations many genuine organisations have also been put in a lot of difficulty and anguish. Several of them, if not all, … Continue reading

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A young innovative student designs sensor stick for visually challenged

17 year old Shantanu Gangwar was pained to see his blind friends bump into walls, furniture and other objects. This prompted the aspiring engineer from R K Puram to develop something that warns the visually impaired students about obstacles. Shantanu … Continue reading

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Farm labour shortage and MGNREGA

The agriculture sector in India has been characterized with high supply of labour than demand, low wages, and limited options of earning livelihood. In recent past, due to the increased rural-to-urban migration and the inception of MGNREGS in 2006 and … Continue reading

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