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Voltas Water Solutions Combines Smart Engineering with Smart Water Science to Launch Smart Water Solutions

Voltas Water Solutions Private Limited (VWS) a 50:50 Joint Venture between Voltas Ltd. and Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (a member of the Dow Group of Companies), has recently announced its commitm...

Feb 16, 2016   17:01 IST  



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Need to Align Agriculture and Food Systems to Tackle Malnutrition: Experts from South Asia

The Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, in partnership with Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) convened a high &n...

Feb 12, 2016   19:38 IST  



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Citi Foundation Grants INR 130 Million to Advance Financial Inclusion for more than 300,000 Women, Youth and Children

The Citi Foundation today announced an investment of INR 130 million (US$2 million) under the 2015 India Innovation Grant Program to support eight innovative programs that will accelerate and deepen financial i...

Feb 11, 2016   14:28 IST  



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BetiBachao, BetiPadhao Kicks off Well in Punjab

The much touted “BetiBachao, BetiPadhao” scheme of Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has kicked off well in Punjab’s districts where sex ratio is skewed, if respon...

Feb 09, 2016   17:18 IST  



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Mission Swachh Punjab: 1015 Gram Panchayats Declared Themselves Open Defecation Free

- Rs. 15000 assistance to each household for constructing toilet

- Project with a budget...

Feb 08, 2016   13:33 IST  



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22744 Patients Benefited from Mukhmantri Cancer RahatKosh Scheme

- Financial assistance of Over 277 Crores given to the patients

- Undertaken various pro...

Feb 03, 2016   16:13 IST  



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Punjab to Open 3 More Meritorious Schools

To take forward progressive agenda of imparting free and quality education to the poor but meritorious students the Punjab government is all set to start academics in three new Residential schools for meritorio...

Feb 02, 2016   13:47 IST  



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Punjab tops the Growth Chart in Opening New Schools - ASSOCHAM

Punjab State has ranked on top on most educational parameters. According to a study “States Emergence: A comparative analysis of growth and development 2015” of Associated Chambers of Commerce and I...

Jan 27, 2016   12:55 IST  



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Slow Progress on Children’s Health Indicators in all States

9 out of 11 states have not been able to reduce the Infant mortality rate even by 2 points annually. As per the analysis of critical child health indicators of NFHS 4 done by CRY, the only two states that have ...

Jan 25, 2016   14:58 IST  



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Punjab Advocates Right to Skill Development

The Punjab Government has made a strong case for enactment of Right to Skill Development for every youth in the country on the lines of Right to Information, Right to Education and Right to Food Security....

Jan 25, 2016   12:45 IST  



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