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24.06.2007 The Indian government’s cash initiatives are sweeping a healthy competition across the country, says Jaipur-based activist Kalyan Singh Kothari. The Nirmal Gram Puruskars are part of the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) that hopes to achieve full sanitation coverage in India by 2012.

11.06.2007 GCAP sees the G8 summit 2007 as ushering in new global economic apartheid. The coalition of international NGOs also says that the $60 billion that has been pledged may not be honoured as three leaders - Putin, Blair and Bush - may not hold office for very long and their successors may not deliver on these pledges.

11.06.2007 Oxfam has said that yet another G8 summit has ended without any signs that the rich countries will fulfil their promises on aid to Africa. Though the nations have pledged on HIV/AIDS and other diseases, the commitment still falls short of the Gleneagles' commitments, says Oxfam.

04.06.2007 Asian superstar, the award winning singer/songwriter Nimal Mendis announced in London that his Song for Autism, titled 'Open Every Door' will be used to raise funds for the British charity, Autism Speaks UK. Mendis was born in Sri Lanka where there are 39,000 people with autism who are struggling to access public services.

04.06.2007 Community health volunteers have joined hands with an obstetric helpline to aid pregnant women in emergency situations. This UNICEF supported project operates in Rajastan, one of India’s states with the highest rates of maternal mortality.