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SBI Foundation Announces Fellowship For Rural Development, Check Details
This 13-month fellowship invites Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), citizens of Nepal and Bhutan, and internal candidates from the State Bank of India (SBI) to apply.
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"Hope This Dussehra Strengthens Society's Moral Foundation": President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday greeted citizens on the eve of Dussehra and hoped that the festival will strengthen the moral foundation of the society besides inspiring all to work for nation-building.
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India Biodiversity Portal Is Documenting Every Species in the Country and Everyone Can Take Part
The India Biodiversity Portal has evolved over the years to enable citizen scientists around the country to identify and preserve details of the country's rich biodiversity. Everyone can take part, and more than 58,000 species have been documented so far.
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SeasonWatch Is an Indian Initiative to Track Climate Change by Observing Trees
SeasonWatch is a citizen science project aimed at understanding the seasonality of trees, and the effects of climate change on this seasonality, across India. Students from more than 1200 schools and more than 1100 interested individuals contribute weekly information on tree species that are commonly found across the country.
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PowerPlay: Internet Freedom Foundation Wants to Teach People About Privacy With Playing Cards
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has launched PowerPlay, India’s first privacy card game. The designer of the game, Ishita Begani wanted to address this underlying problem of data awareness and increase the citizens’ awareness regarding the implications of the bill and push them towards voicing their opinions.
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Population Control Law Needed In Country: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that a population control law that applies to all citizens is needed in the country and hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will enact it.
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Ola Introduces 'Drive The Driver Fund' Initiative To Fund Relief For Driver Community
Ola, one of the leading ride-sharing platform on Friday officially announced the launch of a new initiative under its social welfare wing, Ola Foundation. This new initiative is called 'Drive The Driver Fund', wherein the company will be offering support to auto-rickshaw, cab, kaali-peeli and taxi drivers through a contribution from the Ola group, ...
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No Document Verification For Population Register: Government Sources
Enumerators who come to collect data for the National Population Register or NPR will not ask for documents to verify the details anyone provides, government sources have said amid growing concern that the list could be used as a foundation for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) meant to identify illegal immigrants.
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Stop NPR: Opposition's Message To Chief Ministers Against Citizens' List
The 20 opposition parties that met in Delhi today decided that all Chief Ministers who refuse to implement the National Register of Citizens in their states must suspend the process of National Population Register, which would be the foundation of the citizens' list.
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Madras Day 2019: City Turns 380 Years Old, Twitter Gets Nostalgic
Happy Madras Day 2019: Madras Day celebrations were started by Chennai Heritage Foundation in 2004. What started off as a citizen initiative has today grown into a week-long affair.
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2020 Population Register To Lay Foundation For Nationwide Citizens' List
The government has decided to prepare a National Population Register (NPR) by September 2020 to lay the foundation for a citizens' register across the country.
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In A Bid To Crush Rivals, Saudi Prince Jailed Rivals At Ritz-Carlton
Somewhere in this kingdom, Prince Turki bin Abdullah is locked away. Turki, 47, was once a golden scion of Saudi Arabia's gilded royal family, a prominent son of former King Abdullah and a fighter pilot with advanced degrees who trained in the United States and Britain. He was the powerful governor of Riyadh province, then chief executive of the mu...
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Among Those Trying To Save Bengaluru Lakes, A 99-Year-Old Freedom Fighter
With lakes in Bengaluru dying a slow death, citizens in the city have decided to take it upon themselves to lead a united fight.
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Atheists Urge Australians 'Don't Be Jedi' For Census
Atheists are urging Australians not to describe themselves as "Jedi" in the upcoming census, warning that doing so in homage to "Star Wars" makes the country appear more religious than it really is.
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'Mystery' Body From India Mistakenly Flown To UK
In a major goof-up, the body of a mystery man has been mistakenly flown from India to the UK, believing it was that of a 54-year-old Indian-origin British hotelier who was allegedly murdered last May during a visit to the country.
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SBI Foundation Announces Fellowship For Rural Development, Check Details
This 13-month fellowship invites Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), citizens of Nepal and Bhutan, and internal candidates from the State Bank of India (SBI) to apply.
-
"Hope This Dussehra Strengthens Society's Moral Foundation": President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday greeted citizens on the eve of Dussehra and hoped that the festival will strengthen the moral foundation of the society besides inspiring all to work for nation-building.
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India Biodiversity Portal Is Documenting Every Species in the Country and Everyone Can Take Part
The India Biodiversity Portal has evolved over the years to enable citizen scientists around the country to identify and preserve details of the country's rich biodiversity. Everyone can take part, and more than 58,000 species have been documented so far.
-
SeasonWatch Is an Indian Initiative to Track Climate Change by Observing Trees
SeasonWatch is a citizen science project aimed at understanding the seasonality of trees, and the effects of climate change on this seasonality, across India. Students from more than 1200 schools and more than 1100 interested individuals contribute weekly information on tree species that are commonly found across the country.
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PowerPlay: Internet Freedom Foundation Wants to Teach People About Privacy With Playing Cards
The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has launched PowerPlay, India’s first privacy card game. The designer of the game, Ishita Begani wanted to address this underlying problem of data awareness and increase the citizens’ awareness regarding the implications of the bill and push them towards voicing their opinions.
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Population Control Law Needed In Country: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that a population control law that applies to all citizens is needed in the country and hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will enact it.
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Ola Introduces 'Drive The Driver Fund' Initiative To Fund Relief For Driver Community
Ola, one of the leading ride-sharing platform on Friday officially announced the launch of a new initiative under its social welfare wing, Ola Foundation. This new initiative is called 'Drive The Driver Fund', wherein the company will be offering support to auto-rickshaw, cab, kaali-peeli and taxi drivers through a contribution from the Ola group, ...
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No Document Verification For Population Register: Government Sources
Enumerators who come to collect data for the National Population Register or NPR will not ask for documents to verify the details anyone provides, government sources have said amid growing concern that the list could be used as a foundation for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) meant to identify illegal immigrants.
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Stop NPR: Opposition's Message To Chief Ministers Against Citizens' List
The 20 opposition parties that met in Delhi today decided that all Chief Ministers who refuse to implement the National Register of Citizens in their states must suspend the process of National Population Register, which would be the foundation of the citizens' list.
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Madras Day 2019: City Turns 380 Years Old, Twitter Gets Nostalgic
Happy Madras Day 2019: Madras Day celebrations were started by Chennai Heritage Foundation in 2004. What started off as a citizen initiative has today grown into a week-long affair.
-
2020 Population Register To Lay Foundation For Nationwide Citizens' List
The government has decided to prepare a National Population Register (NPR) by September 2020 to lay the foundation for a citizens' register across the country.
-
In A Bid To Crush Rivals, Saudi Prince Jailed Rivals At Ritz-Carlton
Somewhere in this kingdom, Prince Turki bin Abdullah is locked away. Turki, 47, was once a golden scion of Saudi Arabia's gilded royal family, a prominent son of former King Abdullah and a fighter pilot with advanced degrees who trained in the United States and Britain. He was the powerful governor of Riyadh province, then chief executive of the mu...
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Among Those Trying To Save Bengaluru Lakes, A 99-Year-Old Freedom Fighter
With lakes in Bengaluru dying a slow death, citizens in the city have decided to take it upon themselves to lead a united fight.
-
Atheists Urge Australians 'Don't Be Jedi' For Census
Atheists are urging Australians not to describe themselves as "Jedi" in the upcoming census, warning that doing so in homage to "Star Wars" makes the country appear more religious than it really is.
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'Mystery' Body From India Mistakenly Flown To UK
In a major goof-up, the body of a mystery man has been mistakenly flown from India to the UK, believing it was that of a 54-year-old Indian-origin British hotelier who was allegedly murdered last May during a visit to the country.
