Invitation for International Workshop on Micronutrients and Child Health , at AIIMS, New Delhi , 20th - 23rd October, 2009

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Stop opencast coal mines in Karanpura, Jharkhand

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Unjust action against the democratic protest of displaced Adivasi people in Koraput., Orissa

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