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Category Archives: Democracy
Press Freedom in “The World’s Largest Democracy” – Fact checking
The Centre has issued directions for blocking multiple YouTube videos and Twitter posts sharing links to the controversial BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ […] using the emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021. Source: The Telegraph, 21 January 2023URL: … Continue reading
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Video | Development starts with community: Bunker Roy (Founder, Barefoot College) – Rajasthan
AddressBAREFOOT COLLEGETilonia-305816, Via MadanganjDistrict Ajmer, Rajasthan, India Source: Barefoot College | Contact UsAddress : http://www.barefootcollege.org/about/contact-us/Date Visited: Sat Nov 09 2013 19:46:25 GMT+0100 (CET) Barefoot College is a non-governmental organization that has been providing basic services and solutions to problems in … Continue reading
Posted in Community facilities, Democracy, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Figures, census and other statistics, Gandhian social movement, Homes and utensils, Media portrayal, Misconceptions, Modernity, Networking, Organizations, Puppetry, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Rural poverty, Social conventions, Storytelling, Success story, Video resources - external, Women
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“NGOs in India are facing many challenges”: A country with the largest number of active non-government organizations – The world’s largest democracy
First official estimate [2010]: An NGO for every 400 people in India India has possibly the largest number of active non-government, not-for-profit organizations in the world. A recent study commissioned by the government put the number of such entities, accounted … Continue reading
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eLearning | “National development and the development of tribal communities are linked to each other”: Droupadi Murmu – 15th President of India
Source: The Hindu Daily News Analysis || 16th November 2022 || UPSC Current Affairs || Mains & Prelims ’23, Shankar IAS AcademyURL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-eNF25VS1ADate Visited: 16 November 2022 Flagging off the implementation of the PESA Act 1996 — that gives special … Continue reading
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Proper coverage of “deprivation”: Ethical considerations for students of Indian journalism
Asian College of Journalism: Covering Deprivation During the first semester, all students take a required course— the only one of its kind taught by a journalism school anywhere in the world — Covering Deprivation. Deprivation” refers to the inability of … Continue reading →