ProPoor.org Newsletter (April 12, 2018)Below are the development news stories from South Asia, featured 'sign of light' and latest updates from the ProPoor community ... | |
Headlines:![]() | |
Mumbai Refunds Plastic Bottles The state government, as part of its ambitious plastic ban project, has directed PET bottle manufacturers and recyclers to set up PET bottle collection machines in over 100 popular spots. | |
The Long Road to Mumbai March When nearly 50,000 farmers marched into Mumbai from the rural interiors of Maharashtra, they preferred to walk an extra 25 km at midnight to reach their destination, so that school students sitting f ... | |
When Jail Becomes Home Shunned by society, a Pakistani jail becomes home for its female inmates. | |
River Basin Planning for Mahanadi Setting up a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi Water Dispute between the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha may not help the people or the river. | |
Read more news stories >> | |
Signs of Light:![]() | A School that Teaches Life Seth M.R. Jaipuria school in Lucknow,India is encouraging students to tap into their own and others humanity through the practices of gratitude, self compassion, mindfulness, and more, transforming th ... |
Read more 'good news' stories >> | |
Blog News:![]() | |
Conference on Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Investing in Women Led Enterprises- Register Now | |
InnoHEALTH 2018 | |
Nominations are Invited for Mahatma Jyothi Rao Pule Seva Ratna Awards & Dr .B.R.Ambedkar Seva Ratna Awards | |
To learn about new NGOs and other stories added this week, read more on the ProPoor Blog >> | |
The ProPoor newsletter is emailed every week to 34464 subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit our subscriptions page anytime. Please contact us if you'd like to add an NGO to the ProPoor database or if you have any announcements or stories that might be of interest to the ProPoor South Asian development community. |