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19.07.2007 The Shanghai Information Bureau of China has shut down a literary forum run by poet Lu Yang. Such sites are ‘suspect’ on the grounds that they analyse Chinese society in veiled and ambiguous terms.

18.07.2007 To promote Hindi and the use of the Devanagri script around the world, the eighth World Hindi Conference has announced that the World Hindi Secretariat would be launching a website on 'Hindi on World Stage'.

17.07.2007 The BBC World Service Trust's Afghan education project (AEP) has won a Bronze World Medal for its children’s radio programme, The Ruined Castle. The prize was awarded at the International Radio Broadcasting Awards, which is part of the New York Festivals.

16.07.2007 Manthan Award 2007 announces nominations for e-Content stakeholders across India working on developmental issues at the grassroots level. The last date for the nomination is 31st July 2007.

16.07.2007 To deliver better and more efficient customer services, Indian Bank has launched an e-Learning initiative for its employees in association with US based e-learning solution provider, KESDEE.

16.07.2007 Brazilian NGO, Projeto Bagagem aims at improving the livelihoods of low-income Brazilian communities by developing and implementing local development alternatives based on community tourism. The organization has recently launched its website in English.

15.07.2007 The Indian President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has proposed a judicial e-governance web to connect all district courts to the apex court. The Supreme Court will undertake the project under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGEP), linking 15,000 courts.