Government plans to give Ajeevika a national face
Government plans to multiply the numbers of the Ajeevika stores which are already launched in Madhya Pradesh. These stores are aimed at providing a commercial […]
Month: March 2017
Bihar to become open defecation-free state by 2019: Minister
Patna, Mar 16: The Bihar government has set an ambitious target to make the state open defecation-free by 2019, a minister said today. The state government […]
India ranks low on women’s representation in politics, Americas, Europe at top
United Nations: The number of women in executive government and in Parliament worldwide has stagnated, with only marginal improvements since 2015, according to data presented […]
Hackathon on tackling gender inequality to be organised in Mumbai
Gathering some of the best media innovators in the region, a hackathon, focused on addressing gender inequality, will be organised by GEN and The Indian […]
Need to focus on India’s rural roads: World Bank experts
Much of India’s existing rural road network has suffered serious damage from increasingly severe and prolonged floods, sudden cloudbursts, high rainfalls, landslides, and other climatic […]
Gates Foundation sharpens focus on increasing income of Indian farmers
With an intention to help improve the income of Indian farmers, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will now sharpen focus on this area. The […]
130 Chinese agricultural traders evince interest in India
Over 130 traders of agricultural products from China met Indian business representatives and have evinced interest in doing business here. In a seminar held at […]