Disability NGOs to TN govt: Withdraw police verification certificate circular
NNWN/21/01/2022
The Tamil Nadu government’s controversial circular directing all employees of NGOs working with persons with disabilities, to get certificates stating there were no criminal cases against them, has evoked strong reactions from activists. NGOs working in the disability sector have sought the withdrawal of the state government order stating that…
Under Taliban rule, women deprived of Livelihoods, Identity: HRW
NNWN/19/01/2022
Human rights watch and Human rights institute at US university found that Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls. A new research conducted by the US based university and HRW found that prevailing conditions for women were a matter of serious concern. US based San…
India's first open rock museum inaugurated in Hyderabad
NNWN/16/01/2022
India’s first open rock museum was recently inaugurated in Hyderabad by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh. The new rock museum on the campus of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), houses around 35 different types of rocks from different parts…
2021 reported lowest death toll of 45 journalists: IFJ
NNWN/01/01/2022
Even as new year 2022 has arrived, there was one good news from 2021. The International Federation of Journalists has said that 2021 was ‘one of the lowest death tolls’ it had recorded for any year. A total of 45 journalists were killed across the globe in 2021. Among them…
Afghan women protest against alleged Taliban killings, seek respect for their rights
NNWN/Kabul/29/12/2021
Prevailing conditions for women in Afghanistan have compelled women to hit the roads and demand for protection of their rights. A group of 30 women marched through the Afghan capital on Tuesday calling for women’s rights to be respected and accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the…
NGO Wishes and blessings launches warmth project in Delhi
NNWN/29/12/2021
Delhi-based NGO Wishes and Blessings recently launched6 weeks of warmth, Phase VIII of the Winter Drives under which it executes six special winter drives for six consecutive weeks to provide warmth to the underprivileged. The NGO has pledged to distribute shawls, blankets, jackets/sweaters, gloves and mufflers, caps and socks and…
ओमिक्रॉन की पहचान के लिए भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं ने विकसित किये दो नये परीक्षण
NNWN/15/12/2021
कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण जनित कोविड-19 की दूसरी लहर के प्रकोप से दुनिया पूरी तरह उबर नहीं सकी थी कि वायरस का नया वेरिएंट ओमिक्रॉन चुनौती बनकर खड़ा हो गया है। ओमिक्रॉन के उभरने के बाद पूरी दुनिया में एक बार फिर हलचल मची है और वायरस के नये रूप…
Madhulika Rawat, wife of CDS General Bipin Rawat, wore many hats
Anju Grover/09/12/2021
Madhulika Rawat, wife of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat died on Wednesday. She was travelling with her husband General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS) and 12 others in a military helicopter which crashed in Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday…
India's Independent Movement & role of science conference on Nov 29-30
NNWN/27/11/2021
A two day national conference on India's Independent movement and the role of Science will be held in Delhi. Science communicators and science teachers from all over the country and a few from abroad are expected to participate in the proposed conference slated to begin on Monday
. The…
EU’s Sakharov Human Rights Award for Navalny
NNWN/20/10/2021
The European Parliament has awarded jailed Kremlin critic and anti corruption activist Alexei Navalny its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. An announcement to this effect was made by European Parliament Vice President Heidi Hautala.Navalny has been in jail in connection with breaking a 2014 parole requirement to check in with…
Banana, Tea wastes for pollution control, water purification?
NNWN/17/07/2021
A team of scientists has developed a technique to use tea and banana waste to make non-toxic activated carbon that can be used for several purposes such as industrial pollution control, water purification, food and beverage processing, and odour removal.
The processing of tea generates a lot of waste, generally…
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