Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will spend some $15 billions over the next 10 years to maintain their arsenals, enough to feed and educate more than 37.5 million neglected children in South Asia, a

A two-day state-level symposium of NGOs funding agencies and the government was inaugurated in Mashobra, today by the Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal. Mr Dhumal said Himachal had set an example

Himachal Pradesh is way ahead of other northern Indian states in terms of providing education to its schoolgoing children, especially the girl child. According to UNICEF sources Himachal Pradesh

Small farmers and rubber growers from Kerala are getting together with two foreign companies for setting up a 1.14-million radial and bias tyres manufacturing facility. The Kerala State Co-operative

The long-awaited demand of Grass Roots(GR) a reputed Indian NGO to be associated with environment projects in Gurgaon, is likely to bear fruit, thanks to internationally acknowledged Danish NGO, the

Battling age-old superstitions, government apathy and ignorance the Villages In Partnership (VIP) programme is trying to build up community feeling and self-reliance amongst villagers in Andhra

While inaugurating the round-table conference on Panchayati Raj and women's empowerment, Chief Minister Shiela Dishit said Delhi will achieve total literacy for women in the shortest possible time.

Aided by corporates such as Glaxo, the Arpana Research and Charities Trust has wrought social miracles in

The World Bank has criticised India and Pakistan for their low quality of education and "inefficient use of public resources", even though it renewed its support to the South Asian nations to raise

Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday announced that he would observe an 11-day fast at the feet of Saint Dyaneshwar at Alandi for self-introspection to find the answers to the questions haunting him