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Bihar’s Champaran transformed MK Gandhi into Mahatma
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, in the Champaran district of Bihar, India during the period of the British Rule, was the first Satyagraha movement inspired by Mohandas Gandhi and a major revolt in the Indian Independence Movement. Another important Satyagraha just after this revolt was Kheda Satyagraha. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started,…
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Nepal Government helping Women Entrepreneurs with Loans
Women entrepreneurship, a relatively new but evolving concept, is seen in both urban and rural parts of Nepal. Women entrepreneurs are taking risk and starting their own enterprise. The Government of Nepal at the meantime has its focus on initiating program like Women Entrepreneurship Development Fund (WEDF) to help women entrepreneurs meet their financial need…
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‘Historically healthcare cos have been mostly about people in lab-coats’: Taj Pharma’s Priyanka Singh
Taj Pharma’s global CMO Priyanka Singh holds forth on bringing fun to a category that’s still all about people in lab-coats in a conversation with Brand Equity. The challenges of the global CMO remit of a pharma company at Taj Pharmaceuticals Limited “We do not think of ourselves as only pharma company; we are a…
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Hosting Teen Parties: What’s Your Liability, Good Parenting lesson
I have nieces and nephews who range in age from eighteen to late twenties. I am sure it was a real drag for them when their fun-loving, risk-taking aunt turned into an overly cautious, suspicious lawyer. Sure, they’ll be happy to have me if they ever get divorced or sued, but until then, I suspect…
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Reasons for failure in startups business by Ms. Priyanka Singh
Here are the top most reasons why businesses fail and tips for avoiding them. According to statistics published by the Small business administration experience and statics, seven out of ten new employer establishments survive at least two years and 51 percent survive at least five years. This is a far cry from the previous long-held…
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Uterus fibroid causes, symptoms and treatment; Women Health Awareness by Ms. Priyanka Singh
What are fibroids? Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s uterus. Sometimes these tumors become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods. In other cases, they cause no signs or symptoms at all. The growths are typically benign, or noncancerous. The cause of fibroids is unknown. Fibroids are…
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The Unwanted: female foeticide in India
There is a peculiar allure about the female body in India: it invites violence. Sex-selective abortion was outlawed long ago, given that the sex ratio had been indicating that too many girls were ‘missing’. Indians, as a rule, do not want girls. There is a peculiar allure about the female body in India: it invites…
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Humans are hardwired to fall OUT of love in the early stages of a new relationship, expert claims
Humans are hardwired to fall out of love in the early stages of a new relationship so they can rationally assess their partner’s suitability as a potential parent, Dr Fred Nour claims The brain is pre-programmed to cut off the supply of lust hormones at the point when getting married or having children becomes likely,…
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MENA region- Pharma Products Exports – Ms. Priyanka Singh Views – Director Taj Pharma Group
Given your expertise in the MEA region, how would you assess the present state of the GCC market and across the wider region? The MENA market faced a slowdown last year, primarily driven by the oil crisis in key countries such as Saudi Arabia, and Algeria, and currency devaluation and economic crises in other countries,…
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Generics Medicines Initiative Ms. Priyanka Singh Director Taj Pharma
Generics Medicines Initiative: The Beginning: We have seen a lot of vertical integration in health care, typically different health care providers merging, or providers and health plans. But integration of providers into pharmaceutical manufacturing setting aside a little compounding — is pretty unprecedented. Well I would say necessity is the mother of invention, right? This…