Srinagar, June 03 (Scoop News) – Underscoring the importance of introducing the flagship programs undertaken by the government for providing succor to the people of the state, Minister for Social Welfare Ms Sakina Itoo today in her address at the closing ceremony of the three day Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign organized by the […]
Cabinet Sub-Committee met the representatives of J&K employees & unanimous discussion were taken
Srinagar,May 15 (Scoop News) –The Cabinet Sub-Committee met here this evening under the chairmanship of Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim Rather to hold fresh round of talks with the representatives of employees over their residual demands. Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Minister for Rural Development, […]
India Urgently Needs National E-waste policy
The death of a person in a New Delhi’s scrap market and hospitalisation of seven others has brought out the dangers of the radioactivity and the urgent need for a national E waste management policy to avert any such incident in the future. It is estimated that India generates approximately 1, 50,000 tones of […]
Breaking the gender wall: Christy Raj, India’s first transgender journalist
Under the Indian Constitution, all citizens have been guaranteed ‘equality before the law’. Article 15 prohibits discrimination “on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth;” and Article 21, guarantees “protection of life and personal liberty”. To ensure these rights, in July’2009, the supreme court of India annulled Article 377 of the […]
1,000 Words About Ethiopia
Cross posted from BorderJumpers, Danielle Nierenberg and Bernard Pollack. We started this trip in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a place most Americans associate with war and hunger because of the famines of the mid 1980s and 1990s. Even today, more than 6 million people in Ethiopia are at risk for starvation so we think we had […]
Equinox Fitness Clubs Plants a Tree for Every New Member in Celebration of Earth Day
WHAT/WHY: Equinox is celebrating Earth Day on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 with a special event from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Guests and members are invited to partake in complimentary workouts while obtaining tips on how to live green. Equinox is taking an extra step in initiating conservation by planting a tree for every new […]
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