USAID,Tata Trust to enhance reading skills of 93,000 children

USAID,Tata Trust to enhance reading skills of 93,000 children

26-08-2015 

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator Alfonso E. Lenhardt today announced that USAID will soon launch a $5.2 million partnership with Tata Trusts to improve the reading skills of 93,000 primary school children…

Girls skip school due to lack of toilets and adequate security

Girls skip school due to lack of toilets and adequate security

24-08-2015 

Over 200 students of a government school in Jharkhand have left their studies following lack of sanitation facilities.

Kasturba Gandhi Residential School in Seraikela-Kharswan district has only five toilets because of which girls were forced…

Keep teen girls in school to curb population, says UN official

Keep teen girls in school to curb population, says UN official

22-08-2015 

As a key means of slowing population growth, the head of the UN Population Fund Babatunde Osotimehin has said,”The agency’s new mantra is to keep girls in school until age 18 in every nook and cranny of the world” .

The UN…

“92 per cent Indians feel MPs should take pay cut till Winter Session”

“92 per cent Indians feel MPs should take pay cut till Winter Session”

16-08-2015 

LocalCircles, India’s largest citizen engagement platform network today announced that it has recently concluded polls to gauge citizen views on the washout of the Monsoon Season of the Parliament.

As many as 92 per cent Indians feel…

Climbing gym set up in Jamshedpur

Climbing gym set up in Jamshedpur

21-07-2015 

A climbing Gym has been inaugurated by mountaineer Premlata Agarwal in the J R D Tata Sport Complex premises in Jamshedpur.

It has been set up by Tata Steel Adventure Foundation.

Banchendri Pal, Chief of TSAF and the first woman to conquer…

CCL staff go for Rock & Rope Adventures

CCL staff go for Rock & Rope Adventures

13-07-2015 

ROCK & ROPE ADVENTURES club took ‘5’ enthusiast employees of CCL (Central Coalfield Limited) for Adventurous Monsoon Trekking covering 20km of vast wilderness amazingly beautiful valley in Pithoria- Patratu area. They completed both…

Vodafone uses Pagdi & Dhoti to connect with retailers

Vodafone uses Pagdi & Dhoti to connect with retailers

26-06-2015 

Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, has undertaken a unique initiative to connect with their retailers and customers in Rajasthan Circle. Over 500 Vodafone Retail outlets in Rajasthan have been given…

Australian English most popular choice for learners in India

Australian English most popular choice for learners in India

24-06-2015 

Australian English has become one of the most popular choices for English learners in India – with more than 469,000 Indians joining an Australian-based Learn English Facebook site, says a press release.

According to the Australian Broadcasting…

A new platform for online doctor consultations

A new platform for online doctor consultations

23-06-2015 

99doctors.com, a just-launched online medical consultation service portal, has started grabbing the attention of people looking for the highest level of online medical consultation service, says a press release.

With over 150 board certified…

Gift a Smile this Father’s Day

Gift a Smile this Father’s Day

17-06-2015 

On the occasion of Father’s Day on 21st June, Phoolwala.com steps in to make ‘special something’ that you need for your father.

With a reliable flowers delivery network in more than 500 cities in India, Phoolwala.com assures…