Agriculture

 Teaching farmers

A unique course in Karnataka seeks to educate farmers about farming technology

Publication Date: 
14/07/1998
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Agriculture, Farmers, Education
Health

 A welcome drop

THE southern state of Kerala has performed extraordinarily in the areas of public health, education, family welfare and adult literacy. Its success in areas other than population control are easier

Publication Date: 
14/02/1998
M Zeyaul Haque
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Infant mortality, Health, Population Trends, Education, Kerala
Poverty

 PROJECTS FOR PAKISTAN

A US $12.5 million project that focuses on poverty alleviation, environmental protection and improving the quality of education has been launched in Pakistan. The project, instituted by the United

Publication Date: 
14/11/1997
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Poverty, Education, UNDP, Pakistan, United States Of America (US)
Economy

 Shedding the load

The government proposes reductions in subsidies on power, irrigation and higher education

Publication Date: 
30/05/1997
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Irrigation, Economy, Electricity, Education, Government Of India (GOI)
Poverty

 Double trouble

Poverty, especially in rural areas, and illiteracy go hand in hand. The majority of the world's poor, about

Publication Date: 
Monday, April 14, 1997
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Rural Habitat, Children, Poverty, Education, Global, Developing Countries, Statistics
Environment

 An agenda of incoherence

The grossly inadequate education as imparted in our schools has to answer for our general insensitivity towards the environment

Publication Date: 
30/01/1996
Krishna Kumar
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Environment, Industry, Education, Children
Environment

 Catching 'em young

School textbooks offer numerous examples of the shoddy treatment environment related problems receive. Here are two selected portions

Publication Date: 
30/01/1996
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Environment, Industry, Education, Children
India

 Gearing up AIDS awareness

Indian industries have begun to step up AIDS-awareness measures for their estimated 60 million strong workforce. A study by the Punjab, Haryana and Delhi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI)

Publication Date: 
14/09/1994
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Workers, AIDS, Industry, Education, India
India

 Beacons for the blind

Associations lending a hand in preventing and curing blindness

Publication Date: 
14/07/1994
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Malnutrition, Health, Blindness, Education, India
India

 Contacts with young minds

Schoolchildren in Uttar Pradesh delighted themselves collecting leaves and plants for a unique biodiversity competition

Publication Date: 
14/04/1994
Sudeep Mukhia
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Children, Biodiversity, Education, India

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