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South Asian Development News Jun 10, 2010



Zameen: Bringing an Agricultural Revolution
Zameen is a unique farmer owned organic cotton trading company working to improve market access for ...


Cost-effective Technology Stalled by Pune Government
In Pune, bureaucratic meddling is threatening a simple, cost-effective eco-technology evolved by SERI to treat heavily ...

Supermarket on a Cart
Quality assured, weight perfect. For complaints or bulk order, dial 9334412648. These are not the claims of ...



Rohingyas - Nowhere Home
Rohingya ethnic group, a Muslim minority from western Burma, is one of the most persecuted communities ...

Birthing Centres Improve Maternal Health in Rural Nepal
The UNICEF supported maternal health programme, in Humla, has led to the establishment of birthing centres ...



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"Signs of Light": Good News From South Asia



Sangham Radio Making Waves
posted on Jun 9, 2010
This first all-women community radio in Asia being aired from Medak district in Andhra Pradesh is a genuine story of rural and women empowerment.


Agastya: Sparking Creativity in Rural India
posted on Jun 2, 2010
Ramji Raghavan, a former NRI banker came back to India with a vision of providing education to poor children that would be the opposite of conventional techniques.


Profile: Shaheen Mistry
posted on May 26, 2010
A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship.