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From Millenium City To Mini Venice: Gurugram Locals Share Videos Of Waterlogged Roads
An intense spell of rainfall brought Gurugram to a standstill on July 31, as videos circulating on social media showed several areas of the city submerged in knee-deep water, leaving commuters stranded and traffic crippled.
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HUDA City Centre Station Renamed Once Again. Now It's Known As...
The DMRC on Monday said HUDA City Centre station on the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line will be renamed Millennium City Centre, hours after announcing that it will be rechristened Gurugram City Centre.
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5 Haryana Villages Give Rs 50 Crore For Covid, Say No Basic Facilities
Beyond the skyscrapers of "Millenium City" Gurgaon lies a village called Palra. A village of 7,000 people which has seen only one case of COVID-19 so far but has donated Rs. 21 crore to the Haryana government's coronavirus relief fund. It is among the five villages of Haryana that have together donated Rs. 50 crore to the fund. None of these villag...
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Gold, Silver Embellishments Adorn Durga Puja Pandals In Cuttack
Like every other year, Millenium City Cuttack's Durga Puja will be marked by gold and silver embellishments at Puja pandals. Organisers have opted for exquisite filigree work for their pandals.
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Infant Mortality Rate Reduces In India, But 2012 Targets Still Far Away: Study
By Rhea Colaco/ IndiaSpend First, the good news: 37 babies died for every 1,000 that were born in 2015, two better than the government’s projections of an infant mortality rate of 39 for that year, according to new data released last week. That’s a drop of 53 per cent over 25 years. Now, the bad news: The target for infant mortality rate reduct...
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As Gurgaon Drowns, Haryana Searches For Mythical River Saraswati
As its flagship Millenium City Gurgaon struggles to stay afloat in the monsoons, the Haryana government, instead of focusing on creating better urban drainage systems, is focusing on a project to revive the mythical Saraswati river.
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12-Year-Old Dies After Falling Into Open Sewer Near Delhi's Millennium Park
A 12-year-old boy died after he fell into an open sewer pit near Millennium bus depot in south-east Delhi on Monday, following which the police have registered a case of negligence and started investigation.
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Court Dismisses DTC's Plea for More Time to Relocate Millenium Bus Depot
The Delhi High Court today shot down a plea from the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for six months time to approach the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to change land use of the site where the Millennium Bus Depot is located, saying it was an abuse of court process to seek extension of time after undertaking to shift it.
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A New World Agenda: Political Pressure Point for India?
On 25th September at the United Nations, 193 world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - a series of 17 ambitious goals for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnerships.
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UN General Assembly's 'Historic Gathering' to Redefine Development Goals in New York
It's been billed as "the biggest launch in history" and is possibly the largest ever gathering at the United Nations. Over 150 heads of state, NGOs from around the globe, Nobel Prize winners and media crew are going to descend on the UN headquarters in New York on Friday for the landmark Sustainable Development Summit that coincides with the 70th a...
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Helping Development Agenda Through Own Targets: India to UN
India is walking the talk in its efforts to contribute to the success of the ambitious post-2015 Development Agenda through the national targets to eradicate poverty and provide access to basic sanitation and electricity to all, the country's top diplomat at the UN said.
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Poverty, Child, Maternal Deaths High in India: United Nations
India continues to battle poverty, child and maternal deaths, according to a United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals that said while several key global targets have been met, more sustained effort is needed to cover disparities by the 2015 deadline.
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Dry taps and open sewers: This is 'Millennium City' Gurgaon
Sarika Kapoor lives in a spacious home in one of the wealthiest cities in India. But something as simple as having a shower is fraught with problems. Most days there is just a trickle of water from the taps and sometimes even that dries up before noon. The 56-year-old has often had to scurry to a neighbour across a potholed road to borrow a bucket ...
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Rajasthan's literacy battle: Beyond the numbers
India's standing is far lower than the African nations as far as education is concerned. For instance, in Rajasthan while the government insists that literacy has doubled in the last decade, the quality of education has plummeted and the student teacher ratio is abysmal.At Kamlu Ki Dhaani, about 60 kms from Alwar, children don't even have a school ...
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From Millenium City To Mini Venice: Gurugram Locals Share Videos Of Waterlogged Roads
An intense spell of rainfall brought Gurugram to a standstill on July 31, as videos circulating on social media showed several areas of the city submerged in knee-deep water, leaving commuters stranded and traffic crippled.
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HUDA City Centre Station Renamed Once Again. Now It's Known As...
The DMRC on Monday said HUDA City Centre station on the Delhi Metro's Yellow Line will be renamed Millennium City Centre, hours after announcing that it will be rechristened Gurugram City Centre.
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5 Haryana Villages Give Rs 50 Crore For Covid, Say No Basic Facilities
Beyond the skyscrapers of "Millenium City" Gurgaon lies a village called Palra. A village of 7,000 people which has seen only one case of COVID-19 so far but has donated Rs. 21 crore to the Haryana government's coronavirus relief fund. It is among the five villages of Haryana that have together donated Rs. 50 crore to the fund. None of these villag...
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Gold, Silver Embellishments Adorn Durga Puja Pandals In Cuttack
Like every other year, Millenium City Cuttack's Durga Puja will be marked by gold and silver embellishments at Puja pandals. Organisers have opted for exquisite filigree work for their pandals.
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Infant Mortality Rate Reduces In India, But 2012 Targets Still Far Away: Study
By Rhea Colaco/ IndiaSpend First, the good news: 37 babies died for every 1,000 that were born in 2015, two better than the government’s projections of an infant mortality rate of 39 for that year, according to new data released last week. That’s a drop of 53 per cent over 25 years. Now, the bad news: The target for infant mortality rate reduct...
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As Gurgaon Drowns, Haryana Searches For Mythical River Saraswati
As its flagship Millenium City Gurgaon struggles to stay afloat in the monsoons, the Haryana government, instead of focusing on creating better urban drainage systems, is focusing on a project to revive the mythical Saraswati river.
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12-Year-Old Dies After Falling Into Open Sewer Near Delhi's Millennium Park
A 12-year-old boy died after he fell into an open sewer pit near Millennium bus depot in south-east Delhi on Monday, following which the police have registered a case of negligence and started investigation.
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Court Dismisses DTC's Plea for More Time to Relocate Millenium Bus Depot
The Delhi High Court today shot down a plea from the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) for six months time to approach the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to change land use of the site where the Millennium Bus Depot is located, saying it was an abuse of court process to seek extension of time after undertaking to shift it.
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A New World Agenda: Political Pressure Point for India?
On 25th September at the United Nations, 193 world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - a series of 17 ambitious goals for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnerships.
-
UN General Assembly's 'Historic Gathering' to Redefine Development Goals in New York
It's been billed as "the biggest launch in history" and is possibly the largest ever gathering at the United Nations. Over 150 heads of state, NGOs from around the globe, Nobel Prize winners and media crew are going to descend on the UN headquarters in New York on Friday for the landmark Sustainable Development Summit that coincides with the 70th a...
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Helping Development Agenda Through Own Targets: India to UN
India is walking the talk in its efforts to contribute to the success of the ambitious post-2015 Development Agenda through the national targets to eradicate poverty and provide access to basic sanitation and electricity to all, the country's top diplomat at the UN said.
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Poverty, Child, Maternal Deaths High in India: United Nations
India continues to battle poverty, child and maternal deaths, according to a United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals that said while several key global targets have been met, more sustained effort is needed to cover disparities by the 2015 deadline.
-
Dry taps and open sewers: This is 'Millennium City' Gurgaon
Sarika Kapoor lives in a spacious home in one of the wealthiest cities in India. But something as simple as having a shower is fraught with problems. Most days there is just a trickle of water from the taps and sometimes even that dries up before noon. The 56-year-old has often had to scurry to a neighbour across a potholed road to borrow a bucket ...
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Rajasthan's literacy battle: Beyond the numbers
India's standing is far lower than the African nations as far as education is concerned. For instance, in Rajasthan while the government insists that literacy has doubled in the last decade, the quality of education has plummeted and the student teacher ratio is abysmal.At Kamlu Ki Dhaani, about 60 kms from Alwar, children don't even have a school ...
