IIT Alumni network to train underprivileged youth, focus in Agriculture sector
After successfully training over 80,000 youth and getting them placed in various sectors in the skill industry, the alumni network of Indian Institute of Technology […]
Month: October 2016
âIndia needs to invest in education at all levelsâ
The country needs to invest in education and in building human capability to take advantage of the opportunities offered by a multi-polar world, said Sanjaya […]
Policies, investments key to India’s rural transformation: IFAD
NEW DELHI: Institutional reforms, policies and investments are the key factors that will help India in a speedy and inclusive rural transformation, the United Nations’ […]
The twin challenges of poverty & hunger
Goals 1 and 2 of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) envision eradicating poverty and ending hunger in an extreme form in the world by […]
‘15% of country’s population undernourished’
AURANGABAD: Highlighting the grim picture of farmers’ suicide placed by the NCRB data – stating that so far about 3,08,826 farmers committed suicide from 1995-2014 […]
In India, farmers can now hail a tractor with an Uber-like app
An Indian company has adopted an Uber-like business plan to solve a problem unique to many Indian farmers: The lack of access to cheap tractors. […]
Why sustainability standards are important for Indiaâs growth
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, he promised that âgood days are comingâ for Indiaâs 1.3 billion citizens, and unveiled big plans to deliver economic growth […]
Government plans to take out contract farming provision from model APMC Act of 2003
The BJP-led NDA government is considering to take out the provisions of contract farming from the model APMC Act of 2003 while including all sources […]
India offers Myanmar’s Suu Kyi help in energy, agriculture
NEW DELHI – India has offered to provide help with energy and agriculture in response to a request from visiting Myanmar leader Aung San Suu […]
Young India Social Innovation Summit 2016 concludes
Bhubaneswar; Sept 30,2016: While the world is abuzz with entrepreneurship and its role for societal development, we cannot deny the role of social innovation in […]