18
Oct
2007
by Mitesh Ashar | Tags: Awareness, NDNC, Society
Thanks to TRAI, we have a National Do Not Call(NDNC) Database being prepared.
According to the official site of NDNC:
The NDNC Registry will be a data base having the list of all telephone numbers of the subscribers who do not want to receive Unsolicited Commercial Communication(UCC). After the establishment of NDNC registry, Telephone subscriber (Landline or [...]
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18
Oct
2007
by Poonam Sharma | Tags: Awareness, Environment
Everyone I talk to seems to know that we should not use incandescent bulbs. Rather, we should use CFL bulbs that save money and help in energy conservation. Yet we have not been able to either ban or phase out incandescent bulbs. Forget rural areas, you will be appalled at the bulb and electricity statistics [...]
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17
Oct
2007
by Rishabh Srivastava | Tags: Awareness, Law & Order, Media, Politics, Society
India has completed 60 years of independence. It’s time for some introspection and we should be the change to make India a better place.
How often have we said “Iss Desh ka kucch nahi ho sakta (nothing can change in this country)”. But have you ever given a thought why you have said so? The answer [...]
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14
Oct
2007
by Rishabh Srivastava | Tags: Awareness, Hindi, Law & Order, Society
Do you know what is the National Language of India?
If you thought it was Hindi, you don’t need to feel miserable about it, because a majority of the Indian population is with you. Most of us are/were under the same impression.
Even we were in the same boat and it was really shocking to know that [...]
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12
Oct
2007
by Rishabh Srivastava | Tags: Sports
The World Military Games in 2007 (October 14 to 21) will be hosted by Hyderabad and Secunderabad at the Gachibowli Swarnandhra Pradesh Sports Complex. “CISM Military World Games” is the second biggest sporting event in the world. Indian Armed Forces are the proud hosts of this mega event. The event includes Shooting, Football, Pentathlon, Volleyball, [...]
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11
Oct
2007
by michael | Tags: History, Indian Armed Forces, Kashmir, Law & Order, Politics, Society, Wars
Kashmir – An area of conflict in South Asia that hasn’t seen peace, freedom and security for a very long while. After several hundred years of imperial rule, part of Kashmir became a part of the Secular, Democratic, Republic of India while the other part became a part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. [...]
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09
Oct
2007
by Rishabh Srivastava | Tags: Cricket, Society, Sports
The way we react to results of cricket matches indicates whether we are just fans or lunatics or extremists. Our reaction has always been temperamental. No wonder Rahul Dravid quit as captain and Dhoni’s family declined to join in the celebrations!!!!!
THE RECEPTION accorded to the Indian Cricket Team after it won the Twenty20 World Cup [...]
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06
Oct
2007
by Rishabh Srivastava | Tags: Healthcare, Interviews, Society
Doctors for You is a NGO launched by doctors, professionals,students. It has started a unique drive about Blood Platelet Donation. Here is a quick chat with Dr Ravikant Singh, National Co-ordinator of DFY.
1. What is Doctors for You?
Dr Ravikant: Doctors For You is humanitarian aid organisation that provides emergency medical assistance and equitable health care [...]
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03
Oct
2007
by Rishabh Srivastava | Tags: Awareness, Society, Sports
India is a land of many talents, but sports isn’t really one of them.
The performance of our sportsmen in the last 6 months or so has been really astounding – the Nehru Cup in Football, the Asia Cup in Hockey, a good show by Sania Mirza in Tennis, the Twenty20 World Cup in Cricket and [...]
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