Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu appealed to the parents of child labourers to send their wards to schools even if it would mean hardship to them for the posterity and for creation

The education department, enlisting the support of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), today launched a special "back-to-school" drive which will target 5,600 out-of-school children in Bangalore

The Andhra Pradesh Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Trade has joined hands with the Consortium for Employers Association for Elimination of Child Labour to sensitise members of the Chambers of

The earthquake-ravaged border district of Kutch is poised for a dramatic change. With 2002 fast approaching, about 158 villages in 10 taluks of this far flung and second largest district of the

The Centre has announced the launch of a development programme for women to be administered by the women and child development department. The Swayamsidha has a grandiose idea to empower women to

Take a closer look at Tanyongpao fishing village in southern Thailand. It is creating a new brand of democracy. Free from the dictates of policymakers, local people are finding local solutions to

Despite its flourishing agriculture and remarkable progress in allied industries like poultry and farming, Punjab has earned the dubious distinction of converting a large part of its farm workers

The Indian Oil Corporation has assured the Punjab and Haryana High Court that 131 families uprooted from Baholi village following the establishment of an oil refinery would be properly rehabilitated.

STEP, a Rs. 58-crore European Union-funded project, aimed at sustainable empowerment of two lakh tribals in four coastal districts, was launched by the Chief Minster, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu.

A score of street children who ran away from the Navjivan Home in Vijayawada allege that they paid for their stay in the home with their blood and kidneys. The children were in the city to