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Mahatma Gandhi had a special concern for leprosy patients, even at a time when there was no specific cure for leprosy. He understood that there are two aspects of the disease – first, the medical dimension and secondly, the social dimension. He worked to end the social stigma associated with the disease and to bring about the reintegration of leprosy [...]
Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja has unveiled Code of Conduct for Safe and Honourable Tourism in New Delhi. “To leverage the burgeoning global travel and trade and in keeping with the Indian tourism industry’s objective of positioning India as a global tourism brand, the Ministry of Tourism has strategically outlined in its policy the central principle of, ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’(Guest is God). In stating [...]
The Ministry of Railways has released its new All India Railway Time Table known as “TRAINS AT A GLANCE (TAG)” which has come into effect from 1st July, 2010. In addition to this All India Time table, all the 16 zonal Railways have also released their zonal railway time tables which too have come into effect from 1st July, 2010. The salient features of the [...]
The Indian Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) industry is projected to register a turnover of Rs 280 billion by 2013 from the current Rs. 97 billion after the rollout of 3G services in India, according to The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) ASSOCHAM. The ASSOCHAM Financial Pulse (AFP) Study titled “Emerging Landscape in Mobile VAS Industry”pointed out [...]
The Indian government must take tough actions against corrupt people and e-governance has a great potential to improve accountability. by making major public projects data available online, corruption can be curbed and accountability enhanced in the country. India needs leadership who can take tough decisions and deal firmly with corrupt people. E-governance can help reduce corruption and improve accountability by [...]
Launching the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission on 11th January, 2010, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh set out a vision for building a Solar India. Now efforts are on to giving wings to his dream. An important step in this direction is the recent announcement of a set of guidelines or ground rules for off-grid or decentralized applications. The National Solar Mission will [...]
Jane Parry investigates how cities around the world are catering for the explosive growth in the number of people aged over 60. The world’s population of people aged over 60 will double from 11% in 2006 to 22% by 2050. Even more dramatic will be the growth in the number of the very old. Between 1950 and 2050, the number [...]
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