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NM0151 : Friendly Ties, Shared Values

"Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, June 6, 1989. President Robert Gabriel Mugabe of Zimbabwe extends warm welcome to the President of India, R. Venkataraman who is accompanied by his wife. The Indian community in Zimbabwe gathers at the airport to give a homely cheer to the visiting President.
June 7: A salute to the memory of freedom fighters at Heroes Acre. At a state banquet, President of Zimbabwe delivers a speech followed by the Indian President's..

NM0139A : Towords Panchsheel

Highlights the official goodwill visit of prime minister Rajiv Gandhi to the people's republic of china in December, 1988.

NM0131 : And Quietly Dies Vasundhari

On the outskirts of the city of Bombay, near the train terminus Titwala, is a small village called Vasundhari, situated on the banks of the river Kalu. About 15,000 men, women and children live here. The entire village is dying slowly of an undiagnosed disease that no known medicine can cure. They are dying of what one could at best describe as the Vasundhari Syndrome. Talkie includes a local milkman, police patil of the village, Ex- sarpanch, an anganwadi teacher besides the ecologist Dr. Rashmi Mayur.

NM0442 : Crushed Blossoms

The film depicts the problem of child prostitution in a comprehensive manner. It probes into the socio-economic roots of the problem. The endeavours of the police and government protective homes to rescue & rehabilitate minor girls are highlighted in the film.

NM0424 : Vermiculture

The film depicts earthworms which feed on organic debris to eliminate the organic waste accumulated by other animals and human beings. The organic waste which is converted into organic manure is known as Vermicompote.

NM0380 : Dharavi - A New Beginning

Dharavi is known as the biggest slum in Asia the film narrates the success story of joint efforts made by the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (B.M.M.C.) and the residents of Dharavi in "Clean Dharavi - Beautiful Dharavi" drive today Dharavi has set a shining example for rest of India.

NM0322 : Ayurveda

The film draws the attention of the audience to focus on the age old system of medicine - Ayurveda practiced from vedic periods and how it has proved a sure panacea to some of the chronic diseases.

NM0239 : The White Tigers of Nandankanan

Adjacent to Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa is a modern zoo called Nadankanan, which houses the world famous white-tigers. It has the maximum concentration of these rare animals, which are created due to mutant gene. The original Rewa strain, the original Nandankanan strain, and their mixed breed are found here, which number around twenty. There is also a white-tiger safari here, which is the only of its kind in the world.

NM0154 : The Frozen Continent

Vasco port in Goa, The motor ship Thuleland from Sweden has been chartered by the Department of Ocean Development to launch the 8th Antarctica Expedition led by Dr. Amitava Sengupta. Animation explains the technicalities involved in the expedition. The film is a comprehensive demonstration about what goes into taking up such an adventurous expedition. Scientists from the Department of Ocean Development and the National Institute of Oceanography study samples of water. All communications are done via satellite.

NM0129 : More Than A Success Story

"The News Magazine highlights the SSC Examination results in Maharashtra. It depicts the success stories of four students in the State. Master Mangesh Tukaram Mahaskar, a slum dweller from suburb of Bombay scored 96% marks and topped the state merit list. Blind brothers Ghanshyam and Vinod Asudani from Nagpur Division ranked 16th and 17th respectively in the 1988 SSC Examination. Miss. Asha Chandrakant Thete from Thane scored 76% marks. She was stricken with blood cancer. She died of her illness very recently.

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