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Goonj - A helping hand for the poor
By d-sector Team | 28 Sep 2011


She saves girls from human trafficking
By d-sector Team | 20 Jun 2011


Unique endeavour to educate villagers
By d-sector Team | 28 Jan 2011


A mandir that composes songs of change
By Ashirbad S Raha | 29 Jul 2010

Kala Mandir, a leading non profit in handicraft initiatives has been spearheading a silent journey to revive dying art forms in Eastern India and thereby help poor tribals to improve their economic and social conditions.

Salil Shetty: Another Indian at the top
By d-sector Team | 05 Feb 2010


Akhuwat: A role model for all micro-finance institutions
By d-sector Team | 25 Jan 2010


Big leap for the young Indian American
By d-sector Team | 12 Nov 2009


UNIFEM launches initiative to end violence against women
By d-sector Team | 12 Nov 2009


UNDP, UNODC launch campaign against corruption
By d-sector Team | 11 Nov 2009


The unsung hero of people's economics
By Devinder Sharma | 07 Nov 2009

Renowned food and trade policy analyst Devinder Sharma pays his tribute to veteran journalist and social activist Prabhash Joshi, who died of a cardiac attack on the night of 5th November.

Finnair to ensure clean water for Bihar children
By d-sector Team | 03 Nov 2009


Disney to invest $7 million in forest conservation projects
By d-sector Team | 03 Nov 2009


Disabled Sikh woman to skydive against racism
By d-sector Team | 21 Oct 2009


Gates foundation's $9.7 million grant for poor farmers
By d-sector Team | 15 Oct 2009


Tata Steel to set up hospital near its proposed plant in Jaipur
By d-sector Team | 12 Oct 2009


Pearl Jasra
By d-sector Team | 21 Sep 2009


Obituary to Dr Norman Borlaug: He wouldn’t accept agriculture without chemicals
By Devinder Sharma | 18 Sep 2009

The simple scientist, credited with the Green Revolution, was a die hard supporter of using chemicals and pesticides to increase food production.

Solkar, Exnora to provide million solar lamps for the poor
By d-sector Team | 03 Sep 2009


Sam Pitroda - Game Changer?
By K. A. Ravi | 28 Aug 2009


NGO to start free cyber cafe facility for poor
By d-sector Team | 21 Aug 2009


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Today we see more commitment to protect nature, but the understanding of the real and long term risks to environment is still poor. Many 'celebrity activists' get hyper on issues with little or temporary impact like use of fire-crackers on Diwali but feign ignorance of dangers of deforestation for 'development' projects or widespread mining in green areas. There is no dearth of 'green campaigners' who cry hoarse over occasional offering of flowers and ash to holy rivers, but never utter a word against tonnes of hazardous industrial waste released daily into water bodies and air. Such selective approach will not help environment, on the contrary it will create doubts in the minds of people about the real intentions of the activists.

Lead View
When villages fought over surplus water
By Dinesh Kumar Mishra
25 Oct 2011

The common understanding is that all water related conflicts arise because of its scarcity. But there have been instances in Bihar, when myopic engineering measures led to violent struggles among flood ..
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Agriculture - Duties and Rights - Economics - Education - Environment - Equality and Non-discrimination - Food - Governance - Health - Physical Development - Politics - Social Welfare - Society - Water and Sanitation - WTO and Globalisation

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The Politics of Belonging in the Himalayas

Dead Ringers

Climate Change

Understanding Gandhi
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Government of India - Ministry of Culture call application for grants in performing arts
Exp. Date: Dec 31, 2011
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Whitley Fund for Nature - Call for applications for the Whitley Awards 2012