An Indian-American led non-profit organisation has launched a public utility mobile app to locate and identify disabled-friendly buildings in India. The NGO, Voice of Specially Abled People (VOSAP), announced the launch of mobile app during the United Nations Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities or COSP12, early …
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NGO – Sexual harassment act not implemented.
Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre and all states in a PIL highlighting sexual harassment of women at workplaces despite Parliament enacting the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act in 2013. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra issued the notice on the heels …
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NGO opens free medical store
Ludhiana: Small medical store has been opened up by the EK Noor NGO, in the premises of Civil hospital, In which they are providing free medicines to the poor patients. Allegedly it has been opened up without the permission. While the EK Noor NGO use to help the poor patients, by guiding them In the …
Mysuru NGO to set up ‘Pink Library’
MYSURU: Kalisu Foundation, an NGO involved in setting up libraries at government schools, will be setting up a first-of-its-kind —Pink Library — in the city. Of 100 libraries it plans to develop in 2018, Government Girls High School at N R Mohalla will be getting a sophisticated library. Sharing the road map for 2018, scion …
IRCTC CSR, NGO to Treat Patients With Life-Threatening Blood Disorder
As part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, the IRCTC will deliver Rs 13 lakh to the NGO. This sum will be spent on equipping blood transfusion centres in Pune and Ajmer with modern equipment that are both safe and efficient. In Pune, the facility will be built in partnership with the Indian Red …
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New Role for NGOs – E Waste Management
Delhi Public School (DPS)-Patna, Foundation School-Buxar and Shri Ram Centennial School (SRCS)-Patna were rewarded at a workshop here on Tuesday for their commitment towards working for a sustainable environment. It was organized under Karo Sambhav school programme, which aims at building awareness and inspiring students to act on recycling of e-waste (waste from old and …
A Tribute to Neerja Bhanot – The National Hero.
Neerja Bhanot, the purser on Pan Am flight 73 which was hi jacked to Karachi; laid down her life saving the passengers on the flight, helping them escape through the Emergency Door. She was shot by the terrorists. She was honored with Ashoka chakara Posthumously her brother Aneesh Bhanot, now a Rotarian in Chandigarh has …
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Kamal Haasan lauds NGO for exposing Chennai Corporation’s Scam
Unearthing a scam to the tune of crores of rupees by the Chennai Corporation, NGO Arappor Iyakkam has exposed corruption in the laying of roads along bus routes in Chennai. In a first in a series of promised “exposés”, the anti-corruption group has alleged a scam in the laying of ‘Devanathan Street’ in Mandaveli. The …
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NGO – Advantage India booked by CBI
The NGO, Advantage India, received Rs 90.72 crore from European missile manufacturer, MBDA, and aviation major Airbus. The CBI has filed an FIR against a non-government organisation, its former vice-president and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar and four others for alleged misuse of CSR funds received from a leading European missile manufacturer, MBDA, and aviation …
NGO writes to Trump on concern against Elephants Poaching
Wildlife SOS, an NGO based in India, has petitioned US Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke against President Donald Trump’s proposed move of lifting a 2014 ban on import of elephants trophies from two African nations. On Thursday, the Trump administration had reversed an Obama-era ban to issue permits for elephant trophies from Zambia and …
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