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How to Apply For The Global Youth Action Fund

How to Apply For The Global Youth Action Fund

Rediff.com15 Jan 2026

The worldwide grant programme is inviting applications from young people aged between 12 and 19 globally who are driven by purpose and a desire to make a difference.

How Gen Z Overthrew Madagascar Government

How Gen Z Overthrew Madagascar Government

Rediff.com16 Oct 2025

What makes the Gen Z Mada movement in Madagascar significant is not only their use of digital tools but their ability to unify a disillusioned population around a shared vision of justice, transparency, and reform.

World Champion Gukesh Big Fan Favourite In Singapore!

World Champion Gukesh Big Fan Favourite In Singapore!

Rediff.com14 Dec 2024

Newly crowned World chess champion D Gukesh was felicitated by the Indian community in Singapore on Saturday.

Priyanka Nag: How I Won The Best Designer Award

Priyanka Nag: How I Won The Best Designer Award

Rediff.com20 Jan 2025

'The jury panel said that my collection should not be limited to a college fashion show; it had much more potential. They encouraged me to sign up for the annual National Designer Awards organised by the World Designing Forum.'

Orissa village girl bags global youth award

Orissa village girl bags global youth award

Rediff.com15 Oct 2004

Jyotirmayee, who was chosen team leader of the UNICEF-sponsored 'Meena--the girl child' project, was the lone Indian to receive this year's International Youth Action Net Award instituted by International Youth Foundation, USA.

'Unemployment Is Higher Among Educated Youth'

'Unemployment Is Higher Among Educated Youth'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

'The more educated a young person is, the higher the chances of him or her remaining unemployed.'

Global youth award for NGO in Gujarat

Global youth award for NGO in Gujarat

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

Twenty nine-year-old Deepika Singh of Ahmedabad believes education is a powerful tool to bring about social change and that is why she co-founded Udaan, an education resource center that seeks to improve access to and the quality of primary education in rural villages and slum communities in Gujarat.

Microsoft to award $350,000 grant to NGOs

Microsoft to award $350,000 grant to NGOs

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

Launching the first centre in Delhi as part of its global YouthSpark initiative, the company allocated $250,000 to two local NGOs Aide et Action and Aga Khan Rural Support Program, in support of their work with youth.

Lucknow girl addresses the world on climate change

Lucknow girl addresses the world on climate change

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

13-year-old Yugaratna Srivastava from Lucknow addressing the United Nations Climate Change Summit on Tuesday at New York, representing the voice of the global youth on the issue.

Emulate Vivekanand to make India a superpower: Rajnath tells youth

Emulate Vivekanand to make India a superpower: Rajnath tells youth

Rediff.com12 Jan 2015

'If you transform your talent into determination to perform, no one can stop India from becoming a superpower,' Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh tells youngsters at the closing ceremony of the 19th National Youth Festival in Guwahati.