World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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Science and Technology - Briefs
evolution Wolves from dogs Human beings can enrich biodiversity without doing much. Take raising dogs as pets, for example. A study says dogs have helped in the evolution of black colour in wolves. This bodes well for wolves inhabiting fast depleting snow-covered northern environments like the Arctic tundra. While hunting, the dark colour helps them merge with surroundings. Using
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Women sarpanches are more focused on progress: Study
Aruna Raghuram | TNN Ahmedabad: You don't need to read John Gray's bestseller 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus' to know that men and women think very differently So, that this has an impact on rural governance shouldn't come as a surprise.
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Dalits harvesting on reclaimed land
Kalliammal is busy gathering harvested gingerly seed crops and piling them up in a heap and does not notice us as we enter the village. A quick glance around, will tell you that many of her neighbours are in a hurry as well. It
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Women take to floriculture in a big way
Amid dark clouds of economic meltdown, commercial cultivation of flower is booming in the Jammu region, with women taking the lead. Women in the region are opting for floriculture rather than traditional crops. A large number of women have set up floriculture businesses of their own in the past few months.
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Disha, an NGO for women
Police commissioner S.S. Deswal launched Disha, an NGO for women in distress on International Women
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Coop Bank schemes for womens welfare
PATHANAMTHITTA: The Pathanamthitta District Cooperative Bank, as part of empowering women through self-employment schemes to enhance their economic self-sufficiency, has introduced various projects. As part of the self-employment scheme, an assistance worth Rs 8.53 lakh would be sanctioned to 56 women on Women
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11 women awarded for contribution to society
Ahmedabad: They are the women of substance and have proved their mettle by excelling in their respective domains in Gujarat.
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World Bank report on women's health
In a highly commendable initiative, the World Bank will shortly launch its report on poor women's health in South Asia as part of a wider effort to help the regional countries meet the gender and health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), set by the United Nations.
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Indigenous farming system of Adi tribes: Source of food, nutrition and medicine
Hill farming system involves diverse crops and their varieties, medicinal plants, forest species, practiced by the Adi tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. These tribal farmers are conserving biodiversity and meeting the food, balanced nutrition and health benefits from this farming system.
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Indias Gwalior a leader in development
The historical city of Gwalior, along with three other cities in Madhya Pradesh