Tag: India
Photo of the Week: In India, Preparing for Disasters Before They Strike
June 10, 2013
Patitpawan Das demonstrates a knot he learned to tie at a search and rescue training program run by CRS.
India’s Drought Possibly Worst Since 1972
May 9, 2013
VIDEO: CNN reports on what some are calling the worst drought to hit India in forty years. CRS is responding by helping 20,000 people get assistance.
Hunger Stalks Villagers in India’s 3rd Largest State
April 24, 2013
Two years of drought are posing a growing threat of hunger in India’s third largest state of Maharashtra.
Evalutating Fair Trade Certification for Clothing
January 23, 2013
Providing Fair Trade certification to overseas clothing manufacturers can play a role in promoting ethical and sustainable supply chains in the apparel sector, according to a report released today on a pilot project supported by Catholic Relief Services. The Fair Trade Certified Apparel project is the first global program to certify facilities making clothing, accessories, [...]
CRS World Report: Fair Trade is Helping Women in India Stitch Their Way Out of Poverty
November 6, 2012
With needle and thread, 500 women in rural India are stitching their way out of poverty. Listen to the story by clicking on the media player below.
Wall Street Journal on Child Labor in India
August 29, 2012
The Wall Street Journal quotes a staffer from CRS India in an article in the August 29 edition, A Move That Could Help Reduce Child Labor, on a proposal that would ban the employment of anyone under the age of 14. Campaigners for the abolition of child labor in India welcomed a Cabinet decision Tuesday [...]
Indian Floods Prompt Emergency Response
July 11, 2012
Catholic Relief Services is providing emergency relief to thousands of people in a remote state in Northeast India, where the worst monsoon floods in a decade have killed more than 120 people and forced about six million people to flee their homes.
CRS India Receives Grant for Rice Farming Research from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
January 16, 2012
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), in partnership with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), has been awarded a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the Improved Rice-Based Rainfed Agricultural Systems (IRRAS) project in Bihar State, India. The four-year project is a collaboration of CRS, IRRI and the Indian government, together with three [...]
In CRS India, Cell Phones Lead to Better Health for Expectant Moms
December 6, 2011
See a mobile phone become a tool for saving mothers’ and babies’ lives in India. Through innovation and strategic partnership, CRS is equipping community health workers to provide better care to women during pregnancy.
CRS Aids Flood Victims in East India
September 29, 2011
Experts on the ground in India available for interview. Media contact: Jennifer Hardy. More than two million people’s lives have been turned upside down with new, torrential rains that battered an already-flooded area in East India. CRS teams visiting flood zones report that the situation is serious in areas they could reach, while other homes [...]