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UT on shaky ground as water depletes, need to phase out tubewells: Vision document
November 21, 2022 2:18 am
Drawing water from the 253 tubewells is resulting in depletion of groundwater. The water supply is available for only seven hours, with a very high percentage of non-revenue water (NRW) usage in the city, the vision document said.
UN body lauds success of Centre’s Aspirational Districts Programme
June 12, 2021 11:34 am
The report, Aspirational Districts Programme: An Appraisal, was presented by UNDP India Resident Representative Shoko Noda to NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar and CEO Amitabh Kant.
India's Usha Rao-Monari appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of UNDP
February 18, 2021 1:10 pm
Usha Rao-Monari currently serves on the Boards of several organisations in the field of sustainable development and has held various Board and advisory positions in the areas of water, natural capital, biodiversity and environment.
EC to use games, comic strips to educate, entertain voters
September 29, 2014 3:26 am
The ‘edutainment’ kit includes a video game called “Get Set Vote”.
EC keeps eagle eye,warns parties,voters
December 03, 2013 1:27 am
29 foreign delegates to be external observers,vigil intensified in vulnerable & bordering areas.
First conclave for transgenders in city today
October 03, 2013 1:46 am
In Maharashtras first ever conclave for the transgender community to be held in Mumbai Thursday,a Memorandum of Transgender/Hijra Rights will be presented to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
Transgenders demand welfare board,to meet Chavan on Oct 3
September 26, 2013 3:22 am
A community individual was allegedly asked to go home by a Parel hospital staff,activists gathered outside the hospital to show solidarity
HDR: India still ranks low in gender inequality index
March 15, 2013 12:35 am
Notwithstanding this,however,India continues to remain towards the bottom of the Human Development Index (HDI) and ranks abysmally low in gender equity.
Gender gap divides India from the rest
November 03, 2011 12:00 am
In the South Asia region,Afghanistan is the only country ranked lower than India.
Need to develop backward blocks within districts
October 25, 2011 1:07 am
Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission,Montek Singh Ahluwalia,has urged the government to focus on developing backward regions within districts.
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