Avatar Posted by vishal.hello 1 day 19 hours ago (Editorial)
Category: Inspiration & Humour | Tags: blind painter visually challenged artist
WCSH-TV, Maine USA
Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Blind Artist Uses His Memories For His Paintings

By Miranda Grossman, Reporter

A visually impaired man from Bangor is getting attention for his artwork. Jim Powers has been blind for more than a decade, since read more »
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Avatar Posted by yatinsethi 2 days ago (https://client.ideo.com)
Category: Others | Tags: design social impact ideo rockefeller foundation
With a new focus area on innovation, The Rockefeller
Foundation is exploring new avenues for social change. One promising area is design and how the design industry can play a larger role in the social sector. This How-to Guide and the accompanying Workbook are written for design firms that are in read more »
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Avatar Posted by anand.arumug 3 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Governance & Infrastructure | Tags: awareness law constitution
To form a truly democratic society that knows to govern itself, awareness about the law is essential. Currently, not only is the average Indian is largely ignorant about the law that governs him, but also doesn't have easy means for accessing it when necessary.

But the set Indian laws read more »
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Avatar Posted by vinamra 5 days ago (http://www.worldwatch.org)
Category: Environment & Ecology | Tags: china plastic bags pollution waste disposal ban
Today China is India's one of the biggest competitor in every field.

Like we strive hard to pose a good competition for China, we should also give competition to them for the good eco-friendly measures taken by them (with all due respect).

The aim here is not to instill read more »
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Avatar Posted by Lokesh 5 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Inspiration & Humour | Tags: underprivileged children change-maker education
This inspiring story describes efforts of a young girl of Indian origin based in Dubai who raised funds in an innovative way to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged children in India. She has proved to the world that one does not have to be a full grown adult to help poor and needy read more »
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Avatar Posted by aswin-actnow 6 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Environment & Ecology | Tags: environment wildlife
Few Months Back :

My colleague went to a prominent media office to sign a petition. The petition was in support of saving the tiger. After collecting X many signatures, it would be submitted to the Prime Minister. If these X numbers of signatories are signing, then obviously it becomes the duty read more »
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Avatar Posted by laliltk 13 days ago (http://www.economist.com)
Category: Alternate Energy | Tags: energy
People are interested in environmental benefits but with rising price of oil and other fossil fuels, entrepreneurs are looking at greener technologies from profitability perspective. Probably thats the difference between earlier "green" drives and this one. read more »
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Avatar Posted by ameetdesh 105 days ago (Editorial)
Category: Food & Water | Tags: water invention video cool

Amazing vapor compression distiller developed by Dean Kamen, which can take in "any" water (ocean, wells, muddy water, puddle, with any minerals/ read more »
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Avatar Posted by mynk 22 days ago (http://www.youtube.com)
Category: Environment & Ecology | Tags: paper recycle statistics
The number of paper towels people use unscrupulously in companies have always bothered me. I always try to use the chinaware and avoid any paper cutlery. They say that it gets recycled but how much of the paper actually gets recycled. Here are some insights...

Also wikipedia gives ampl read more »
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Avatar Posted by mynk 17 days ago (http://meenu.wordpress.com)
Category: Human Rights | Tags: dalit women lynching immolate rights
Reading the blog has left me at a loss of words & queasy in the stomach. It is hard to believe this kind of inhuman behavior is prevelant to this day.

It is a thing of past in most countries -

>http://mekhala.blogspot.com/2008/04/strange-fruit.html

India has a read more »
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Avatar Posted by mynk 19 days ago (http://meenu.wordpress.com)
Category: Human Rights | Tags: discrimination customs women
There are weird customs surrounding this subject and the sad part is I have seen friends comply with the same. Much of these thoughts are ridiculous and it's high time people grew out of it and women spoke of their frustration. An excellent read... read more »
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Avatar Posted by kodysworld 19 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Category: Alternate Energy | Tags: technology rural lighting
A start-up company founded by some ambitious recent graduates of Stanford Business School aims to ease the problem or rural lighting--and make a profit at the same time.

The company, d.light design based in New Delhi, India, has developed a trio of lights created for a market it calls read more »
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