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India to plant 2 BILLION trees along its highways, creating jobs for 300,000 youths

India’s Rural Development Ministry has decided to try to tackle two problems at the same time: Youth unemployment and bad air quality. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.treehugger.com This is a fantastic story to tell at the closing of the World … Continue reading

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Government Orders GPS Installation in All Cabs Plying in Delhi

A smart taxi company would just invest in them, make sure they vet their staff very well, have a monitoring system in place that checks that all devices on taxis that are working, can be seen on a map, then market aggressively saying that they are a safe company for passengers to drive with. Continue reading

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Google Maps will play a role in RTE admissions this year – Hindustan Times

Maharashtra government will use Google Maps to ensure that students are allocated schools close to their homes, in the online admissions to seats under the RTE Act this year. The admissions are expected to start in the approaching weeks. Source: … Continue reading

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