GEO (magazine) Group announced that "GEO", along with "People" and "Marie Claire", would cease publication in India and the license would not be renewed. The magazine has its own television channel called Geo Television, operated in the DACH region. GEO (magazine) GEO is a family of educational monthly magazines similar to the "National Geographic" magazine. It is known for its detailed reports and pictures. The first edition appeared in Germany in 1976. Since then, the magazine has been published in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France (first international edition), Greece, Hungary, India (publication ceased in 2013), Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Latvia,
Claire Vellut Claire Vellut Claire Marie Jeanne Vellut (1926–2013) was a Belgian born naturalised Indian leprologist, humanist and the founder of the Damien Foundation India Trust, a non profit non governmental organization engaged in providing treatment and rehabilitation services to people afflicted with leprosy and tuberculosis in India. She spent 55 years in India treating leprosy and tuberculosis patients, associating with the state and central governments or independently under the aegis of the trust she founded in 1955. The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1981. Claire Marie was born on 29 October