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Prime Minister Launches Developmental Projects, Schemes Worth ₹2095 Crore for Varanasi

December 23, 2021

Environment·News·Social Welfare & Development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced projects and schemes worth over ₹2,095 crore for Varanasi, including a biogas-based electricity generation plant, rural residential rights record, projects comprising a doctors’ hostel, a nurses’ hostel and a shelter home, an inter-university centre for teachers

LinkedIn to Pay $1.8 Million to Female Employees Over Pay Gap Claims

TC Web Desk

May 5, 2022

Environment·Latest News·News

LinkedIn has agreed to pay $1.8 million to nearly 700 female workers in California in back wages after the US Department of Labour (DOL) alleged that they faced “systemic, gender-based pay discrimination”. The company failed to comply with an Executive Order that

Undertrials Made 76 Percent of India’s Prisoners in 2020; Delhi, J&K Had Highest Ratio: NCRB

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May 5, 2022

Environment·Latest News·News

The latest available data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) says that in 2020, of the total 4,88,511 prison inmates in India, 76 percent, i.e., 3,71,848 were undertrials. Among the undertrials, about 20 percent were Muslims and 73 percent were Dalits,

Pune-Based Doctors’ Orchestra Performs for Humane Causes

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May 4, 2022

Environment·Latest News·News

A team of 17 Pune doctors has been giving musical performances for humanitarian causes. With 200-plus music programmes under its belt, the 17-member band will give its next performance on May 8 to raise funds for thalassemia patients. The team of doctors

Indian Economy to Overcome Covid-19 Losses Only in FY35: RBI

TC Web Desk

April 30, 2022

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The Indian economy could take more than a decade to overcome the losses due to Covid-19 disruptions, says the Reserve Bank of India’s latest report on currency and finance. The report also projected that the country lost more than Rs 50 lakh

Covid-19 Lockdown Saw 85,000 Indians Contracting HIV Due to Unprotected Sex

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April 30, 2022

Environment·Latest News·News

The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has shared that over 85,000 people across the country contracted HIV due to unprotected sex during the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020-21. The country saw a steady decline in the number of HIV cases between 2011-12

Using Local Philanthropy and Own Resources, Social Workers Helped Covid-19 Affected, Finds NAPSWI

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April 27, 2022

Environment·Latest News·News

The National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI) has conducted a nationwide study to capture the kind of work the social workers contributed during the second wave (March to May 2021) of the pandemic, when heavy loss of lives was

British International Investment to Invest £500m in Climate Finance in SE Asia over 5 years

Tannuka Juneja

April 4, 2022

Environment

British International Investment (BII), previously CDC Group, a development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor from the United Kingdom, plans to invest £500 million over the next five years in clean and sustainable economic growth, said Srini Nagarajan, Managing Director and Head

Millet: The Food of Choice

Jyoti Verma

March 7, 2022

Environment·Features

The United Nations says that modern societies must focus on boosting the production of millets and highlight their benefits to reduce over-reliance on more commonly grown crops like rice and wheat and enhancing diverse diets and food security. “That’s especially true during

Greenwashing Numbers

Vivian Fernandes

March 4, 2022

Environment·Features

The biannual India State of Forest Report 2021 (ISFR), released on January 13, proclaims heart-warming tidings that the country’s forest or tree cover has increased by 1,540 sq km since the last survey in 2019. But environmental experts say this is green

Nagaland Gives One-Time Age Relaxation for Entry into Government Service

TC Web Desk

March 1, 2022

Environment·Latest News·News

The Government of Nagaland on Monday announced a one-time age relaxation for entry into government service, following a cabinet decision taken on February 22, 2022. This relaxation has been given due to the COVID-19 pandemic and disruption in recruitment activities on account

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LinkedIn to Pay $1.8 Million to Female Employees Over Pay Gap Claims

Undertrials Made 76 Percent of India’s Prisoners in 2020; Delhi, J&K Had Highest Ratio: NCRB

Indian Economy to Overcome Covid-19 Losses Only in FY35: RBI

Covid-19 Lockdown Saw 85,000 Indians Contracting HIV Due to Unprotected Sex

Using Local Philanthropy and Own Resources, Social Workers Helped Covid-19 Affected, Finds NAPSWI

British International Investment to Invest £500m in Climate Finance in SE Asia over 5 years

Millet: The Food of Choice

Greenwashing Numbers

Nagaland Gives One-Time Age Relaxation for Entry into Government Service

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