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DMRC joins hands with ICAR-IARI for a pilot horticulture initiative.
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Apr 22: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has joined hands with ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI) to undertake a project aimed at enhancing green cover and aesthetics at selected…
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Vikram Solar crosses 10 GW module deployments globally
New Delhi, Apr 15: Vikram Solar, an Indian solar PV module manufacturing company, has claimed to have crossed 10 GW in cumulative global solar module deployments.
The company has doubled its cumulative deployments from 5 GW to 10 GW in…
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For road safety, blind corner vision proposed by NIT Rourkela research
ROURKELA, Feb 27: Imagine a system which enables the driver of a vehicle to 'see' the incoming traffic around a blind corner.
How useful would it be?
Such a smart roadside system has been proposed by a research team of the Department…
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UNICEF India to organise special event on climate in Mumbai in February
Mumbai, Jan 19 (BVI): Amidst concerns over global warming, a special event on climate will be organised in Mumbai next month by UNICEF, with special focus on sensitising children and youth about the seriousness of the matter.
The…
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India’s New Civil Nuclear law makes entry of foreign players easier
By Ajay Kaul
New Delhi, Jan 5 (BVI) India recently took a major step aimed at attracting foreign players in the country's expanding civil nuclear sector as it enacted a law which revised an old legislation to largely exempt suppliers…
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Tata Renewable Energy Ltd commissions 1,000 MW solar plant to supply power to Rajasthan, J&K,…
National, Dec 31 (BVI) Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited (Tata Power), has commissioned SJVN Limited’s landmark 1 GW (1,000 MW AC/1,400 MWp DC) DCR-compliant solar power project in…
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Kandhamal’s School Corners Redefining Dignity for Girls
UNICEF Article
By Sonia Sarkar
As the winding paths of Kandhamal, a deeply forested tribal district in eastern India’s state of Odisha, lead us through the Eastern Ghats to the Dutimendi and Dutipada schools, celebration hums softly…
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Football icon And UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham meets children in India, pitches for…
Mumbai, Nov 28 (BVI) For a bunch of small children taking to sports while overcoming life's challenges, it was a huge moment when iconic football player and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sir David Bechkham met and interacted with them here.…
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Govt push for “Aspirational Toilets” to boost public sanitation
By Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Nov 20 (BVI) The Central government has asked all cities and urban local bodies to ensure that about 29,000 new restrooms are ‘aspirational’, with features like bathing cubicles and touchless flushing and…
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UNICEF pursuing efforts to counter fake news related to health issues, training journalists
New Delhi, Nov 16 (BVI) Disinformation is extremely dangerous and can become catastrophic when it comes to issues of life and death, like health and physical safety.
Wrong and misleading information, spread through the word of mouth or…
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