Local Produce Help Goa Survive The Monsoon
Region: India
That monsoon is really a difficult time in Goa, is a warning I got on the day I landed here. But then it was the height of winter. So, it was almost impossible to accept the warning wholeheartedly as I couldn’t... more
Views: 1769Education - The Great Divide
Region: India
Universal primary education is one of the eight UN Millennium Goals. Indian government has also brought in special legislation to achieve this goal. But due to poor implementation, millions of students are still struggling... more
Views: 2368Women Celebrate 1 Day's Freedom
Region: India
Women in India’s Maharashtra state get a rare chance to play and dance – normally considered a social taboo – on the occasion of snake festival , locally known as Nag Panchami. Norm... more
Views: 1244Delhi/NCR sees its actual Monsoon
Region: India
On 27th july 09 Delhi/NCR saw its actual monsoon clouds after a long delay. Its been raining since evening 5pm, heavy showers have got relief for the residents of the capital and the adjoing area however traffic jams and c... more
Views: 2282Prices Shoot Up
Region: India
Sellers in Okhla – vegetable wholesale market say its due to less rains this monsoon resulting into the shoot up of daily use vegetables like Tomato, Onion, Cabbage etc. Delhi residents specially the lower midd... more
Views: 1658India: Farmers Committing Suicide in Drought Like Situation
Region: IndiaAs per the assessment of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the average rainfall deficit across the country is about 25% as on 5th August’09. In its first rainfall analysis by IMD in the mid point of 31St July o... more
Views: 3057Life of Isolation
Region: IndiaThe soil sandy and unresponsive to cultivation. Fruits and vegetables are grown in microscopic quantities at the government farms (one on each island) and the rest imported from the mainland. The only way to reach the La... more
Views: 654Exciting Monsoon offers at Reliance Digital
Region: IndiaReliance Digital, the large format, multi-brand, consumer durables & electronics retail store chain from Reliance Retail, launches The New Monsoon Offer. Customers can soak in the new technology at Reliance Digital this m... more
Views: 1170Monsoon in Kerala will Start on May 29th
Region: IndiaWith southwest monsoon moving almost eight days in advance over Bay of Bengal and adjoining regions, the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted its onset over Kerala on May 29 — give or take four days... more
Views: 1544Pre-Monsoon Sanitation Drive Launching in Kerala
Region: IndiaA massive pre-monsoon sanitation campaign would be carried out across Kerala from May 9 to 15 to keep the environs clean and healthy as part of efforts to prevent outbreak of epidemics in the rainy season. Announcing th... more
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