| European NGOs back Indian generic drugs | 19-NOV-09 |
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| Renowned European NGOs, including Oxfam and Medecins Sans Frontieres, have thrown their weight behind the Indian generic drug industry, whose products have been seized by authorities in Europe alleging violation of patents. |
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| IBM partners with NGOs and not-for-profit government organizations for its CSC program | 13-NOV-09 |
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| IBM today announced the successful completion of the first two phases of deployment of its Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program in India. Through this program, IBM has tied up with 11 different NGOs and not-for-profit government organizations to bring 40 IBM professionals from 19 different countries to India and work on critical projects for these partner organizations. Mumbai and Ahmedabad were selected as the first destinations in India, when the country was announced as a host for the second phase of IBM’s most competitive global program. |
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| 'What was govt doing for the last 60 years?' | 01-NOV-09 |
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| I am totally against it. I feel extremism is a result of failure of development. If the government does not address the issue in terms of development, it won’t be able to solve it. I have a suspicion that the government wants to clear the place for mining. |
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| NGOs voice concern over workers deaths at CWG sites | 26-OCT-09 |
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| With the national capital furiously gearing up to meet the deadlines of the Commonwealth Games, the alarming number of deaths of construction workers in absence of proper safety norms and adequate compensation is a cause of concern, say social activists. |
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| Dreze, Aruna Roy against NGOs for NREGP, want Rajiv Kendras out | 13-OCT-09 |
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| The first meeting of the newly-reconstituted Central Employment Guarantee Council last week, meant to oversee the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme, saw two prominent members, Jean Drèze and Aruna Roy, object to various new ideas of the government, beginning with the one of using it to build Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendras, meant to serve as offices for panchayats. |
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| Wanted: Credit for weavers | 30-SEP-09 |
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| The crux of the problem is that the extent of government help for cooperatives is limited to purchase of their output. |
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| TN seeks central funds for special kids, elderly | 08-SEP-09 |
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| The Tamil Nadu government has sought financial assistance from the Centre for its various initiatives involving disabled and senior citizens. These initiatives include setting up of a Rs 112-crore geriatrics research centre, old-age homes and short stay homes for the aged. |
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| Arvind Subramanian: The G-20: An idea from India | 26-AUG-09 |
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| In the run-up to the G-20 Summit in London in April, China created a frisson of excitement by pushing for the use of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) as an alternative to the dollar as a global economic currency. To be sure, China’s demarche was self-serving. It is also true that when China now talks, the world must listen. |
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| NGOs, experts slam state disaster management efforts | 18-JUL-09 |
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| Leading NGOs and environmental experts criticised state government’s disaster management efforts after "Aila" in the absence of any synchronised disaster management policy at the state level. The rules for the Disaster Management Act 2005 had been framed last year. States were supposed to draft separate disaster management policy to mitigate climatic disasters, but no work has been done till date. |
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| Barclays Bank PLC partners with Mango | 09-JUL-09 |
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| Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Bank (GRCB) across its Emerging Market entities, has partnered with Mango, the award-winning UK registered charity, to provide financial management training to local NGOs they partner with. Founded in 1999, Mango facilitates practical financial management training courses for NGO staff and board members working in development and humanitarian aid around the world. Barclays GRCB donated 95% of the training programme fee for each participating NGO in India and the remaining 5% was provided by the NGO to show their commitment to the programme. |
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| Need for rating system for NGOs | 03-JUL-09 |
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| A rating system for providers of social services is one of the key items on the social sector wish list of the Economic Survey, which notes the money spent on this head has gone up several times from what it was previously. |
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