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  1. Remote Odisha village with 90% addiction rate 3 years ago, wins National Award for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse

    Lariapalli, a small tribal village in Odisha which once had an addiction rate of 90%, today received a National Award for outstanding services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse, 2018. Over the last 3 years, this Gram Panch ...
  2. Vocational Training Makes Orissa Women Financially Independent

    Cuttack, Orissa: In India, there is a wide gender disparity in literacy rate. The effective literacy rate (age 7 and above) was 82.14 percent for men and 65.46 percent for women in 2011. Low female literacy rate has had a negative impact on family plannin ...
  3. Stimulating Change for a Better Odisha

    Government schemes have existed for decades in India. All of these schemes are very well thought of but they are not able to make an impact on the ground. This is because they are not implemented in the same vein that they are conceptualized. Due to gaps ...
  4. ‘You saved our lives’ says flood victim

    River Poorna’s fury Flood relief work at Kajoi, Akola district of Maharashtra Sanjivani Warkade Akola, Maharashtra: Art of living volunteers were among those who provided selfless service to those affected by the flood in River Poorna in four villages of ...