Pranab extends wishes to S African President
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday sent across good wishes to his South African counterpart Jacob G Zuma on his re-election as he expressed hope that bilateral relations between the two countries will grow from “strength to strength.” “It gives me great pleasure to extend, on behalf of the Government and people of India as well as on my own behalf, heartiest congratulations on your re-election as the President of the Republic of South Africa,” Mukherjee was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Meri Shakti Meri Beti now in gurgaon
New Delhi: After the successful implementation of the Meri Shakti Meri Beti project in Delhi for the last two years, the project is all set to be rolled-out in the industrial regions of Gurgaon and Manesar. The project, implemented by Centre for Social Research (CSR) & supported by the German Embassy, aims at addressing gender-biased sex-selection, replicating best practices in combating sex-selective abortion and mend the gap in the regional approach to sexual selection by coordinating cross-jurisdictional programming. The plan to extend the programme to other cities based on the success of the second phase.