Children banned from working in New Dehli

Children banned from working in New Dehli

Canton Repository - NEW DELHI India’s government is banning the employment of children younger than 14 as domestic servants or workers in hotels, restaurants and small teashops in a bid to protect young people from poor families. The order issued Tuesday also
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CSIS Taskforce on HIV/AIDS
Center for Strategic and International Studies - India’s HIV/AIDS pandemic and U.S. Policy Options The CSIS South Asia Program, directed by Ambassador Teresita Schaffer , seeks to increase understanding of the Indian HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington and India policymaking circles and among government
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HRW Home The Applicable International Law
Human Rights Watch - International human rights law prohibits the arbitrary deprivation of life under any circumstances. The government of India is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 6 of the ICCPR expressly prohibits
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ENN FULL STORY
Environmental News Network - NEW DELHI — An environmental group said on Wednesday bottles of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. soft drinks in India still contained traces of pesticide, highlighting weak food safety laws in the country. "If soft drinks are the choice of millions
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Lenovo Reports $5 Million Profit
MSN MoneyCentral - Lenovo said it benefited from strong growth in PC sales in China and India, holding its lead in the quarter as No. 1 supplier to the Chinese market, with sales rising 30 percent to US$1.3 billion (euro1 billion). The company didn't give details on
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India may scrap gay sex law over HIV fears

India may scrap gay sex law over HIV fears

Bradenton Herald - NEW DELHI - Health authorities are calling for a repeal of a 145-year-old law that makes gay sex a crime, fearing it is causing HIV and AIDS to spread quickly in India's homosexual community, officials said Wednesday. The government's main AIDS
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Tehri project to bridge power gap
PlanetGuru - New Tehri (Uttaranchal), New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The 2,400 MW Tehri hydropower complex is not only set to become a major supplier of power to electricity-starved north India but will also change the economic scenario in the Garhwal region, maintain
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Global warming plans would cool economy
Daily Breeze - Consider China and India, the world's emerging economic powerhouses. Ecstatic over their rapid ascent from mass poverty, both nations do not see shuttering their manufacturing and industrial plants to remedy a problem created mostly by the United
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One Voice and Tata Consultancy Services Sign Agreement to Deploy
MSN MoneyCentral - TCS), a leading global IT services and consulting firm with more than 70,000 employees in 34 countries, has signed a multi-year agreement to host and develop solutions around One Voice's MobileVoice(TM) services in India and throughout Asia. One
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HAMILTON COLUMN: Chinese youth have head start
Portage Daily Register - The White House hailed the president's trip to India as a success Monday. He accomplished his two goals in India. He reached a deal on nuclear technology and there was a problem on his credit card he wanted to get straightened out personally.
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