40% of the Sex Workers adolescents and children

Some as young as 9 years old   Dasra’s ‘Zero Traffick’ Report :  March 3 - International Sex Worker Day Dasra, India’s leading strategic philanthropy foundation, The Hummingbird Trust and Kamonohashi Project launch “ Zero Traffick ”, a report on sex trafficking in India. Despite…

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1.6 Crore Women forced into the sex trade in India

A 50% rise from 1997   International Sex Worker Day  March 3 Dasra, India’s leading strategic philanthropy foundation, The Hummingbird Trust and Kamonohashi Project launch “Zero Traffick”, a report on sex trafficking in India. Despite increasing public outcry about violence…

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Dasra Girl Power Awards.

-      Centre for Unfolding Learning Potentials, Institute of Health Management, Pachod and  Vacha Charitable Trust,  win cash prizes of Rs. 10 lakh each -      17 Finalists received capacity building support over a three day workshop along with an opportunity to network w…

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World Social Workers Day - 18 March

World Social Workers' Day , March 18 Date: Tuesday, 18  March 2014 Time: 7:00 AM Venue: Gandhi Statue Marina Beach, Chennai - 600 005 Professional Social Workers' Association (PSWA) World Social Workers' Day 2014 - Run "Come let's Celebrate the Social Work …

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World Tuberculosis Rates in Prisons are 40 Times Higher

World Tuberculosis Day 24 March  World Tuberculosis Day 24 March :  TB rates in many prisons are 10 to 40 Times Higher than in the General Public.. On the occasion of World TB Day 2010, the International Committee of the Red Cross declared that attempts to stem the spread of t…

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World Tuberculosis Day - 24 March

World Tuberculosis Day: 24 March 24 March  World TB Day Observed by All UN Member States Date    March 24 Next time :  2014, 24 March Frequency :   Annual World Tuberculosis Day, falling on March 24 each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tub…

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World Tuberculosis Day 24 March :Themes by year

24 March World Tuberculosis Day  Themes by year     2013 -  Stop TB in my lifetime Call for a world free of TB.     2012 - Stop TB in my lifetime Call for a world free of TB.     2011 -  On the move against TB: Transforming the fight towards elimination     2010 -  On the move …

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Gujarat : 30% Bus Conductors Will Be Women..!

World Women Day - March 8  With the state Gujarat Government deciding to reserve 30 per cent government posts for women across all sectors, in order to empower them, even roadways buses in the western state will have as many women conductors, to be appointed in a phased mann…

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Night's Sleep Can Boost Musical Skills.!

World Sleep Day - March 21 Musicians who learn a new melody demonstrate enhanced skills after a night's sleep, according to a new study. Researchers from the Southern Methodist University, Dallas found that performance of a musical task improved among pianists whose pract…

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Only 30 % of domestic waste water is treated in India..!.

Water is Not,  And Will Never Be, the New Oil by Mr. MANISH BHATNAGAR  World Water Day March 22   Oil has renewable alternatives. But, water has none. So it needs to be treated better As overused as some expressions are, there are a few that instantly capture the imagination,…

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Improve Air fuel efficiency by a 1.5 % average annually to 2020..!

Aviation Day India - 26 March 2013 Remarks of Tony Tyler Director General and CEO International Air Transport Association (IATA)  Remarks of Tony Tyler Director General and CEO International Air Transport Association (IATA)  Aviation Day India New Delhi - 26 March 2013  2013 Goin…

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