Five years in, tobacco treaty is saving lives, continues to be stymied by industry, U.S. still absent

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Representatives from the 168 ratifying countries of the global tobacco treaty gathered to celebrate the landmark treaty's fifth annivers...

Canal work is subject to Expert Committee approval: Supreme Court

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Supreme Court conditionally permits Narmada canal construction work on Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar canals subject to scrutiny and approval ...

Winds Of Change

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‘The old order changes, yielding place to new; and God fulfills Himself in many ways’. As a national daily has rightly pointed out, the gre...

See Green And Not Red!!!

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A female doctor working at a reputed Medical College in Vellore in India, is reportedly berated by the Head of Institute (and slapped by her...

When rains ravaged North Karnataka

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Incessant downpour in drought prone and poverty stricken northern Karnataka. Aftermath: 5000 villages in 12 districts inundated. 225 lives ...

In Memory of Dr. Radium Bhattacharya

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With sorrow, we report that Dr. Radium Bhattacharya, the founder-president of Indian Network of NGOs on HIV/AIDS (INN) passed away on 20 Dec...

"Three Idiots" give society words of wisdom

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It is a great satire on the education system and the attitude of society. It tells us rote learning can be very harmful. That knowledge is t...

In Remembrance Of The Mahatma And Of Mary Ward

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30th January happens to be the death anniversary of two great personalities, who were very different from each other and yet had so much in ...

Remembering Pundit PK Shankhdhar 'Babooji'

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My first impressionable memory of Pundit Pradyumna Kishore Shankhdhar, whom we respectfully called 'Babooji', was of him in his UNIC...

Tobacco control is most cost-effective way to prevent cancer

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- Special on World Cancer Day : 4 February 2010 Most public health programmes of the Government of India are directed towards communicable d...

"Foundation of commercial RFID industry is credited to Sanjay Sarma"

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One can't believe my sense of joy and pride when during a Management Information System presentation on Radio Frequency Identification (...

4 February 2010: World Cancer Day

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Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer...

"Revamp academic programme of IIT Kanpur to motivate students": Pandey

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"IIT Kanpur must withdraw the expulsion order of students" "Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur must withdraw the exp...

Development Journalism is crucial for social change

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Refresher course must for all journalists: PII editor Emphasizing the great importance of development journalism in today’s world, Ms Sangee...

Time for grown-ups to listen to young sane voices: Save fuel, save environment

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The young people are the true custodian of our future, so their voices must not be ignored. The children who live in urban slums in state ca...

Saraswat Samman conferred upon Prof Rama Kant for this year 2010

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Saraswat Samman for this year 2010 is being conferred upon Prof (Dr) Rama Kant for his social welfare activities. Professor (Dr) Rama Kant...

Media Nest to felicitate newly elected correspondent committee members

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Media Nest , a pan India body of media professionals that works for the welfare of journalists and their families, will be felicitating the...

Mind That Diabetic Foot

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2010 Dr SC Misra Oration Award [ Listen to audio podcast ] was conferred upon Dr Ajith Kumar Varma at the 55th Foundation Day of Departme...

CSMMU Surgery Department celebrates its foundation day

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The Department of Surgery (General) of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU, upgraded King George's Medical College - ...

State Media Schools' Summit in Lucknow

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Lucknow will for the first time play host to a summit of media schools of Uttar Pradesh on 21 January 2010. UNICEF and Amity school of mass ...

Will you marry only a fair-skinned girl?

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“My mother jokes about how I am too dark to be her daughter”   “Kaali ho rahi hai. Tujhse shaadi kaun karega”? The latest Tweets? Let us...

Counterfeit medicines can result in treatment failure

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Counterfeit medicines are medicines that are deliberately and fraudulently mislabelled with respect to identity and/or source. According to ...

NREGA Social Audit in Unnao

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A social audit of national rural employment guarantee scheme (NREGS) shall be conducted by Asha Parivar and National Alliance of People...

State Information Commission slapped fines on errant officers

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In a significant order, the State Information Commisison has slapped a fine of Rs 9,750 (about USD 200) on two errant public information off...

Gandhians appeal to respect people's inalienable rights

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"Freedom of expression is a fundamental right enshrined in the constitution of India. We are proud to live in a nation that believes in...

2010 is Year of the Lungs

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The year 2010 was declared as year of the lungs to recognize that hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer each year from trea...

Go well Dr Radium Bhattacharya

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Go well Dr Radium Bhattacharya Dr Radium Bhattacharya breathed her last in early morning wee hours of Sunday, 20 December 2009. She was one ...

Lucknow Journalists commit to the cause of child rights

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Lucknow Journalists commit to the cause of child rights Anjali Singh, CNS Lucknow journalists joined hands with an organization working on c...

Lack of immunization ups fatal diseases like diphtheria

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Lack of immunization ups fatal diseases like diphtheria Kulsum Mustafa Low percentage of routine immunization in Uttar Pradesh is resulting ...

Let Heaven And Earth Rejoice

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Let Heaven And Earth Rejoice It is Christmas time once again. It is the season of rejoicing; of giving and receiving; of raising our hands i...

Another Setback in Noor Bano case

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Another Setback in Noor Bano case Anjali Singh, CNS Once again the case of seven year old Noor Bano came to a dead end on Dec 22 with the Ch...

Will cancer-stricken commissioner get justice on 14 January 2010?

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Will cancer-stricken commissioner get justice on 14 January 2010? Kulsum Mustafa Mumbai: The Commissioner of Customs at Mumbai, Deepak Kuma...

Orphanages are viable options for some children: Study

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Orphanages are viable options for some children: Study A Duke University study of more than 3,000 orphaned and abandoned children in five A...