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How Volunteers from 50 Countries Transformed 70 Acres of Arid Land into a...
We have seen signs of it everywhere. Our ponds have dried up, native birds and insects have become extinct, parks have made way for IT Parks. Yet we live like there’s no tomorrow. Well, this group of...
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Indian Scientists Achieve Impressive 82% Reduction in Newborn Sepsis Deaths...
An innovation by Bangalore based scientists is saving the lives of new born babies. Their diagnostic technology is able to detect neonatal sepsis faster, with greater accuracy. In an experiment...
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Build a Toilet & Win Free Tickets to Rajnikant’s Kabali, Says Puducherry Govt
Since the launch of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, state governments across the country have been coming up with innovative ideas to spread awareness about the importance of good hygiene habits. In...
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TBI Blog: This Man Is Training HIV-Infected Children in Computers to Make...
Shiva Kumar of Vaithikuppam in Puducherry is using digital literacy to help individuals living with HIV get access to a better life. Excited shouts of “Computer sir is here! Computer sir is here!” fill...
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TBI Blogs: Why Yanam and Mahe, the Forgotten French Sisters of Pondicherry,...
Tracing the rich and intriguing history of the town of Yanam, in Puducherry and Mahe, in Kerala, Pondicherry’s forgotten French sisters. Pondicherry is the most famous symbol of French heritage and...
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From India’s Top Cop to Puducherry’s Good Guv: Kiran Bedi Reveals What Keeps...
As organisations across the country observe International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9‚ it is time we celebrated ordinary Indians who chose to take a personal stand against corruption. One of them...
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This 6-Year-Old Prodigy Representing India at the World School Chess...
Meet K Kamalini Hardhana Nimban. She is six years old and lives in Puducherry. And while she probably may not seem that much different from the average kid her age, she will also be representing India...
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These Two Guys Ran the Auroville Marathon. But They Ran 190 Km From Chennai...
Runners Peter Van Geit and Vipul Kumar are not your regular marathoners. While they ran the full distance at the Auroville Marathon in February (that would be 42.2 km), what set them apart is the fact...
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Over 1,800 Hearing-Impaired Persons Have Found Employment Thanks to This NGO
Deaf Enabled Foundation (DEF), an organisation “by the deaf, and for the deaf”, is providing vocational skills to the hearing impaired. “There are so many of us who are interested in foreign cultures,...
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How a Made-In-India Tele-ECG Machine Can Help Bring Down the Number of Fatal...
With heart attacks being reported as the reason for the death of one Indian every 33 seconds, cardiac health has emerged as a chief concern in the country. One of the main challenges is making quality...
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TBI Blogs: From Chola Bronzecraft to Kottan Crafts, Delve into Puducherry &...
South India, especially the regions of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, is endowed with many crafts that have been practiced for many centuries. Many of these crafts are millennia old, and continued with...
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Why Myanmar Wants to Replicate Puducherry’s Healthcare Model
Impressed by Puducherry’s initiatives in the health sector, Myanmar has decided to take a leaf out of the UT’s book and replicate the successful model in its country. Recently, a delegation from...
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These Government Schoolgirls in Puducherry Are Generating Electricity From...
Knowledge is not power, implementation is. And two schoolgirls from the Government Primary School in Puducherry’s Kalitheerthalkuppam village, are doing just that. While it is common for most of us to...
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Here’s Why Puducherry’s Award Winning Logo Is So ‘Smart’
The logo of any city is a visual representation of its identity and offers a glimpse into its character and personality. In the 5th Business World Smart Cities Conclave and Awards, held on 20th...
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Meet the Puducherry Doctor Who Made Filing Income Tax Filing Online...
The trans community may have won their right to vote in 1994, but it wasn’t until 2013 that the government decided to incorporate the ‘third gender’ or ‘others’ option on their voter ID-cards. A mass...
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Good News: PAN Card to Include ‘Third Gender’ Option Henceforth
In 2014, the Supreme Court recognised the transgender community as a ‘third gender’, after hearing a petition filed by the National Legal Services Authority urging the court to grant equal legal and...
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These 6 Initiatives Have Won the PM’s Award For Excellence in Public...
On April 21, 2018 (Civil Services Day), Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration on officers of the central and state governments. Instituted by...
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In Pics: The Life of the Last French Man of India
An immigrant hardly makes it into the mainstream of a foreign country. A feeling of marginalisation suffocates him. This issue has assumed greater relevance as we observe refugees, settlers and...
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From Cops to Coast Guard, Puducherry’s All-Women Power Pack Is Storming Male...
In the Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry, one could say that woman power is considerably getting stronger, thanks to their increasing presence in both administrative and police departments. Right from...
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10 Ways Tamil Nadu Is Preparing to Go Plastic-Free by Jan 2019
India is waking up to the numerous issues associated with the usage of plastic and is leading the fight against it with full force. Several states have already taken the first step in the fight by...
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