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Health: The governments of India and Bhutan are looking to build a high quality health corridor in the Assam and Bhutan regions.

Government: The Ministry of Urban Development has launched an e-Gazzete to better inform the public.

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Agriculture: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in conjunction with academic institutions will begin providing district-specific agro-weather advisories to assist farmers in better managing their crops.

Basic Rights: Amnesty International has called the administration of the death penalty…

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• Energy: Four ultra mega (super duper?) power projects have been greenlit by the Indian government across the country.
• Education: Microsoft is investing $20 million in education initiatives in India over the next five years. Along with their current programs which focus…

• Education’s Woes and Pros: A new study conducted by UNESCO reveals that less than 30% of schools have access to electricity and only half of them have toilets for girls. In order to address such woeful capacity, the Rajasthan’s state…

• Energy and the Environment: Tata Power promises an environmentally conscious power plant in Cuttack and also pledges to pay above market rates for acquiring the land. The national government launches its ‘Green India’ campaign that will plant trees over 6 million hectares…

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• Science & Tech: The Indian government has successfully launched 10 satellites simultaneously to significantly expand its presence in space.
• Women’s Rights: PM Singh asked local officials to fight the killing of female children by parents, and also turned to…

Here is your daily dose of headlines about innovative or anti-innovative ideas from around the country:

• Microfinance
  • ACCESS Development Services and Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development will work to build cooperation between Europe and India to assist 20 MFIs in the country.
  • SKS…

• Food Shortage Crisis: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that the country has sufficient food to feed the people and that prices should reflect that soon. Sending conflicting signals, PM Singh may call a meeting with Chief Ministers on controlling prices. Shockingly, another…

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• Global Warming and Energy: P. Chindambaram speaks on measures taken by India to combat global warming. In similar…