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Financial Incentives & The Fertility-Sex Ratio Trade-Off In India
Fertility reduction and a gender-balanced population often appear to be conflicting objectives in countries with persistent son preference and easy access to sex-selection technology, as targeting one...
Vartika Tomar 27 Sep 2018 4:11 PM GMT
Planning Startup? A Guide To Have Successful One
This guide captures lessons learned from years of investing in startups; and, it is just as relevant to social organisations. Read about converting a good idea into a great...
Vartika Tomar 27 Sep 2018 3:34 PM GMT
In A Divided Yet Landmark Verdict Apex Court Upheld Aadhaar With Limitations
Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar act in a divided yet remarkable verdict. Supreme Court mandated that Aadhaar Card will not be necessary for services like...
Vartika Tomar 26 Sep 2018 12:07 PM GMT
Will the Chennai-Salem expressway turn farmers into migrant labour?
The proposed Chennai-Salem expressway in Tamil Nadu is expected to bring in industrial and economic growth but villagers to be displaced fear losing their farmlands and having to migrate to cities as...
Vartika Tomar 26 Sep 2018 11:10 AM GMT
"This 900KM Himalayan Road Doesn't Have Any Environmental Permissions!"
Suraj Singh Ramola stares at his ruined farmland beyond which lie the four Hindu pilgrimages. The damaged crops convey a disaster that's now echoing across the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. A...
Hridayesh Joshi 26 Sep 2018 8:49 AM GMT
How Much Surplus Money Rural Households Have?
An Article By Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpendRs 1,413: That's the average monthly surplus available to a rural Indian home, whether a farm or non-farm household--enough to buy a ceiling fan, but...
Vartika Tomar 24 Sep 2018 5:44 PM GMT
इस गाँव का हर घर कुछ कहता है: तस्वीरों में देखिये इस सुन्दर लोक-कला के नमूने
जितवारपुर (बिहार): अपने चटकीले रंगों, जीवंत चित्रों और विस्तृत रूपों के लिए जानी जाने वाली मिथिला चित्रकला, जिसे अब मधुबनी पेंटिंग के नाम से जाना जाता है, बिहार और नेपाल के मिथिला क्षेत्र की...
Jigyasa Mishra 14 Aug 2018 10:45 AM GMT
Modi's Mann Ki Baat finds inspiration from students who excel despite adverse conditions
This may come as a surprise to parents, students and even educationists - you do not need air-conditioned schools, latest technology, coaching classes and more to do well in studies. The one key...
Soni Sangwan 1 Aug 2018 10:10 AM GMT
बच्चों का बड़ी कंपनियों पर 'प्लास्टिक-सत्याग्रह': 20 हज़ार प्लास्टिक-लिफ़ाफ़े कंपनियों को वापस भेजे
तूतुकुड़ी (तमिलनाडु)। हर रोज़ अपने पसंदीदा बिस्किट्स, चोकोलेट्स, नूडल्स और अन्य पैकेज्ड भोजन को खाकर उनकी प्लास्टिक की थैलियों को खेल-खेल में जहाँ-तहाँ फ़ेक देने वाले बच्चे अब उनको इकठ्ठा करने में जुटे...
Jigyasa Mishra 6 July 2018 10:47 AM GMT