Sunday, December 6, 1998
Levi Strauss targets youth for AIDS awareness
Taking the lead in tackling difficult social issues in the country, Levi Strauss India Pvt. Ltd is conducting awareness programmes on HIV/AIDS. The funds for the purpose comes from the US. In India, 50-55% of the funds are dedicated to AIDS awareness and about 45-50% to economic development.
Corporate wives provide help-line for the deprived
Would you think that the wives of industrialists are interested in the upliftment of society? Yes, going by the hectic activity in their newly-found organisation, Savera.
Cesspools flourish under garb of industrial areas
Wazirpur Industrial Estate in north Delhi is no better than an acid pond. Sewage, heavy with effluents from the industries in the area, flows freely down the road, as the sewers have been blocked for long.
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