Category: Press Release
ICTA launches 400th Tele-centre at Colombo District Secretariat
The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) today established its 400th Nenasala (Tele-centre) at the Colombo District Secretariat. The Chief Guest at the event is Hon. Minister Karu Jayasuriya. The setting up of this Nenasala is aimed at providing visitors with services such as Internet access, computer access, telephone calls, scanning and […]
Nepal Renewable Energy Project to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
More than 142,000 households in Nepal will get long-awaited access to electricity thanks to the implementation of the Nepal Micro Hydro Project for which an emission reductions purchase agreement (ERPA) was signed on Friday, June 29. This is the second greenhouse gas emission reduction project in Nepal, executed by the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), […]
Bangladesh wins the Equator Prize for outstanding community initiatives
The Shidulai Swarnivar Sangstha of Bangladesh wins the Equator Prize in recognition of outstanding community efforts for poverty reduction and biodiversity conservation. The Shidulai Swarnivar Sangstha uses riverboat-based educational resource centers throughout Bangladesh’s Ganges river delta to deliver information on sustainable agricultural practices and current market prices. Summary: 1. Initiative Description and Innovations The organization […]
India to host Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive, sexual health
Hyderabad : India will host the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Hyderabad from October 29. The three-day conference being organised by the India Consortium on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights would be on the theme of ”Exploring New Frontiers in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.”The conference […]
Arafatul Islam Wins Off-the-Radar Contest Award from GroundReport
June 12, 2007: International citizen journalism website GroundReport announced today the winner of June’s Off-the-Radar Contest, a news competition with a $1,000 USD grand prize. The winner was Arafatul Islam, whose article garnered the highest traffic on GroundReport.com for the month of June. Underscoring GroundReport’s participatory format, the contest was judged by the “wisdom of […]
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