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Tell Mark Zuckerberg: No Facebook for five-year-olds ON  FEBRUARY 1, 2018  BY  NARESH SAGAR LEAVE A COMMENT EDIT Respected Sir / Madam, As you may be aware, Facebook has launched an application specially for 5 year old kids called “ Messenger Kids “. People are criticizing about it worldwide and we as  Social Activist Group members of Mumbai are against this Facebook Move, would request all media fraternity to cover this news and create awareness so that children’s do not fall in trap of social media at young age and get influence. Such social media app can put bad effect on child and they may easily come across other hazardous game like ‘Blue Whale’. Research shows that adolescent social media use is linked to depression, poor sleep, and unhealthy body image – and now Facebook is targeting even younger kids. Facebook’s Messenger Kids is the first major social media platform designed for young children. It features sti...

ADB and Centre sign 250 mn dollar loan agreement ON  JANUARY 31, 2018  BY  NARESH SAGAR LEAVE A COMMENT EDIT Asian Development Bank and the Centre have signed a 250 million dollar loan to finance the construction of over 6,200 kilometres all-weather rural roads in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The program is aimed at improving rural connectivity, facilitating safer and more efficient access to livelihood and socio-economic opportunities for rural communities through improvements to about 12 thousand kilometres Rural Roads across the 5 States. Joint Secretary (Multilateral Institutions) in Department of Economic Affairs Sameer Kumar Khare signed the loan agreement on behalf of Government of India. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Khare said, the ADB-funded investment program will provide continued assistance to the PMGSY and support the Government’s long-term goal for rural devel...