(CNS): Sleep is a basic human need, much like eating and drinking. It is crucial for our overall health and well being. Research shows that we spend up to a third of our lives sleeping. Good quality and restorative sleep is essential for day-to-day functioning. Studies suggest that sleep quality, as well as quantity, impacts [...]

A major breakthrough in medical science has been achieved, as panacea for all diseases has been found in the form of umbilical cord blood stem cells. It is the greatest life saving medicine, as it can cure diseases like Leukemia, diabetes, cerebral palsy and the list is endless. If any organ of the body stops [...]

The declining sex ratio over the past several years shows that girls and women not only face indignities and gender inequality in society, they are even denied the right to be born if their families do not wish so. In fact many families do not wish their women folk to deliver baby daughters.
Female foeticide still [...]

Mumbai: As the train heads to Mumbai from Marathwada, the air resonates with the ever-so-familiar poem from school, ‘Shikari aata hai, jaal failata hai. Daane ka lobh dikhata hai, lekin hamein jaal mein naïf fasna chahiye. The poem takes on a new meaning in Marathwada though: there are tales galore of the predator and prey [...]

International Women’s Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. It is a day to look back on past struggles and accomplishments, and more importantly, to look ahead at the untapped potential and [...]

When Manu (an ancient Indian sage)  wrote the Manu Smriti (religious book on Hinduism) in the post Vedic era defining the code of conduct for the Bharatiya Nari (Ideal Indian Woman)  little did he realize that Indian women would literally take their role as laid down by him very seriously and that too spanning centuries. [...]

New Delhi: Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN), a joint venture of the Government and the State Government of Himachal Pradesh has set out on the path  toward becoming  a 6500 MW company for which a number of projects in the States of Himachal Pradesh,Uttaranchal, Bhutan and in Nepal  have been taken up for preparation of DPR and subsequent execution. These include Rampur HEP [...]

Baru Sahib (Nahan): The Kalgidhar trust Baru Sahib has a target to expand the educational institutes in the North India with an aim of simple living and high thinking. Stating this chairman of the trust and saint (80) years Baba Iqbal Singh said that currently more than 1500 students from all over India and about [...]

Shimla: The growing of flowers is no more the domain of plain areas only. The hilly State of Himachal Pradesh has been bustling with the fragrance of flowers and the State has emerged as a pioneer in the cultivation of flowers during the last about a decade. It is quite amazing to note that in [...]

(CNS): This is certainly another milestone in the Year of the Lungs (2010). The cost of treating asthma has dropped by nearly half in Beninand El Salvador, thanks to the Asthma Drug Facility (ADF) created by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). The two countries are the first to receive deliveries [...]

S. Sethuraman writes: The Union Budget for 2010-11 marks a significant stage in Indian economy’s growth rebound, enabling Government to make a calibrated exit from stimulus measures taken earlier to weather the global crisis, advance further the inclusive development processes, and, at the same time, resume the path of time-bound fiscal consolidation. The pragmatism underlying [...]

Nahan: The renowned play back singer of Indian film industry Mohit Chauhan who hails from this hilly town of the Himachal Pardesh has dedicated his film fare award to parents & the people of Himachal. Interacting with NVO News over the phone from Mumbai.  Mohit said that Deavbhomi had given him a lot &  he [...]

CHALLENGES
! To quickly revert to the high GDP growth path of 9 per cent and then find the means to cross the ‘double digit growth barrier’.
! To harness economic growth to consolidate the recent gains in making development more inclusive.
! To address the weaknesses in government systems, structures and institutions at different levels of governance.
OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMY
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·     THE FINANCE MINISTER SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE  LAYS EMPHASIS ON CONSOLIDATED GROWTH, IMPROVING INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT, INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING  TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY IN BUDGET 2010-11.
·     THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET ESTIMATES IS RS.11,08,749 CRORE , AN INCREASE OF 8.6 PER CENT OVER LAST YEAR.
·     THE PLAN AND NON-PLAN EXPENDITURE ESTIMATED AT RS.3,73,092 CRORE AND RS.7,35,657 CRORE RESPECTIVELY, [...]