IKEA to train women for careers in retail sector
HYDERABAD:Â IKEA Foundation, IKEA Groupâs philanthropic arm, in partnership with United Nations Development Program and India Development Foundation, has begun training women for career in the […]
Month: November 2017
Assam signs MoUs with Singapore for skilling state’s youth
Guwahati: Assam government today signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and Terms of Reference (ToR) with Singapore for skilling youth of the state. The MoU and […]
Forget the Ease of Doing Business, India needs to focus on issues of hunger and poverty first
By Mohan Guruswamy There isnât much change in the real business climate and Indiaâs performance on development indices is abysmal The Modi government has gone […]
Goa, Kerala top Gender Vulnerability; Bihar, UP at bottom
New Delhi: Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are at the bottom in a new Gender Vulnerability Index (GVI) prepared by Plan India, while Goa, Kerala and Mizoram occupy the top three positions. Delhi was […]
Campaign dedicated to marginalised women
New Delhi: A civil group has initiated a campaign and released a Gender Vulnerability Index with an aim for improving inclusion, access and opportunities for […]
Ease of Doing Business rankings: India makes highest-ever jump to rank 100 out of 190 countries
India jumped 30 spots to secure a place among the top-100 countries on World Bank’s ease of doing business rankinglist in 2018. With this year’s performance, India […]
The reality of doing business in India
By Sabyasachi Kar and Spandan Roy The de jure rules of business that are captured by World Bankâs âDoing Businessâ reports can differ significantly from reality The […]
The International Organisation That Is Preserving and Reviving Native Seeds in India
By M.J. PRABU Biodiversity Internationalâs aim is to create seed banks across the world and encourage farmers to grow crops suited for their region In the […]
Agricultural scientists have big challenges aheadâ
Former ICAR director general compliments scientists HYDERABAD:Â Department of Agriculture Research and Education former secretary R.S. Paroda has termed the contribution of agriculture scientists as enormous […]
Farm plan given ‘Raftaar’, extended for three years
NEW DELHI: Seeking to make farming a remunerative economic activity , the government on Wednesday revved up its farm growth plan with `Raftaar’ (Remunerative approaches […]