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  2. Caste-related violence in India - Wikipedia

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    On the midnight of 12–13 February 1992, the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCC), now the Communist Party of India (Maoist), brutally killed 35 members of the Bhumihar caste at Bara Village near Gaya District of Bihar. The MCC's armed group brought the 35 men of Bara village to the bank of a nearby canal, tied their hands and slit their ...

  3. National Cadet Corps (India) - Wikipedia

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    The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is the youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces with its headquarters in New Delhi, India.It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis as a Tri-Services Organisation, comprising the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.

  4. Youth Empowerment & Support Services - Wikipedia

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    An employee of Rainbow Metal Products works at YESS in 1986. In 2016, YESS introduced the tagline "YESS is more than a shelter." Although YESS provides housing for at-risk youth in the Edmonton Capital Region, the organization is also dedicated to providing individualized support that addresses both diversion out of homelessness and general prevention of homelessness.

  5. List of ministries and departments of the Government of India

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    Social Justice and Empowerment: 1985 Virendra Kumar Khatik: Statistics and Programme Implementation: 1999 Rao Inderjit Singh (Independent Charge) Steel: 1957 H. D. Kumaraswamy: Textiles: 1958 Giriraj Singh: Tourism: 1999 Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Tribal Affairs: 1999 Jual Oram: Women and Child Development: 1985 Annpurna Devi: Youth Affairs and ...

  6. Positive youth development - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale was used as a measure in a study of Chinese youth in secondary schools in Hong Kong that indicated positive youth development has a direct impact on life satisfaction and reducing problem behavior for Chinese youth. [27] One specific example of PYD implementation is seen in the project "P.A.T.H.S ...

  7. Sustainable Development Goals - Wikipedia

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    The uneven prioritization of goals reflects longstanding national development policies. This complicates the global endeavor towards sustainable development. For example, there has long been a tendency to favor socio-economic objectives over environmental ones. [6] Funding remains a critical issue for achieving the SDGs.

  8. Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    With the expanding social reform and female emancipation that accompanied economic and literacy growth after independence, many commentators predicted the gradual demise of arranged marriages in India, and the inexorable rise of so-called "love marriages" (i.e. where the initial contact with potential spouses does not involve the parents or family members). [2]

  9. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Sports is a division of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under Government of India created on 30 April 2008. They also helped in bringing the FIFA U-17 World cup to India. A huge part of it was played by the advisors to the Sports Ministry - Rahul Rana (Doon School) and Arjun Dewan (The Lawrence School).