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Smriti Irani Inaugurates world's largest plastic-made charkha in Noida
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday inaugurated a 1,650-kg 'charkha' (spinning wheel) made of plastic waste in Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
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This 19-year-old is reclaiming right of girls to access safe public spaces
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Men may not think twice before accessing public spaces, but women clearly do so and to reclaim this right of free and safe access to public spaces 19-year-old Pooja Pasi along with other children from her neighbourhood is on a journey to fight
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Manipur: Ukhrul's govt school teachers stick with students amid challenges
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ukhrul (Manipur) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): The willingness to take up challenges outside of their designated roles as educators have made the teachers of Ukhrul's government school a source of inspiration for the students and parents alike.
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'I am capable of speaking up for justice'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): When Rohini Richard Marri was 13 or 14 years old, she remembers crossing an area filled with dirty gutter water on her way to school each day in Uttan village, Thane district.
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Sustainability is the key to save water
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Like many other places, villages around Thar Desert have also been pushed to extreme conditions due to lack of water and soaring temperatures.
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Tree plantation termed a necessity for people of Leh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), [India], Mar 20 (ANI): To address increasing air pollution caused due to deforestation in the rugged terrain of Leh, local authorities have taken initiatives to remedy the situation.
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Delhi to host colourful dances from Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1(ANI): A Sri Lankan Navy troupe is set to present traditional colourful dances and drum performance from the island country at an open-air cultural event being hosted by the Sri Lanka High Commission here.
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What will happen to this beautiful blue planet?
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bageshwar (Uttrakhand) [India], Mar. 05 (ANI): Is this beautiful world fighting for its very existence? Will the coming generations be in a position to enjoy every element of nature? Are we constrained to live in a highly polluted environment? Have the sources of our water run dry and hav
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New energy choices -The growing need of the hour
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The balance between development and environment is the biggest challenge for humanity today; the demand of such models of development across the world is increasing, which can meet our current needs without harming the environment.
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Intl kite festival: Hyderabad man makes gold kite
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): In the third edition of the Telangana International Kite Festival, a man from Hyderabad made a unique micro kite and charkha out of gold.
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Remembering Charkha's Founder, Sanjoy Ghose
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): In the year 1980, a young man graduated from Elphinstone a leading college in Bombay (now Mumbai) with stars in his eyes.
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Charkha staffer gets NFI's 2017 National Media Award
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar.8 (ANI): Mohammad Anis ur Rahman Khan, Deputy Editor, Charkha Development Communication Network, was felicitated with the 2017 National Media Award at an event organised by National Foundation of India (NFI) recently at the India Habitat Centre.
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