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ProPoor.org Newsletter (July 20, 2017)Below are the development news stories from South Asia, featured 'sign of light' and latest updates from the ProPoor community ... | |
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| The Story of Edible Spoon Constantly troubled at the sight of plastic cutlery that poses environmental and health hazards, Narayana Peesapati of Hyderabad had set out to find an alternative to the plastic spoons. | |
| Largest Saline Wetland of Sri Lanka Uner Threat Muthurajawela, the largest saline wetland of Sri Lanka, is fast becoming a garbage ground. | |
| Indian Railways Goes Green With Solar-Powered Train In a groundbreaking move, the Indian Railways on Friday, launched its first 1600 HP solar DEMU (diesel electrical multiple unit) train. | |
| Elephants Exploited in Asian Tourism Sector A new report released by World Animal Protection reveals that more than three quarters of nearly three thousand elephants used in tourist entertainment in Asia are kept in severely cruel conditions. | |
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| Signs of Light: | Divya Nayan: A Text to Speech Device for Visually Impaired Chandigarh based Central Scientific Instruments Organization has developed a reading machine for the visually impaired which can scan a given text and read it aloud for the user. The device is standal ... |
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