Skill Ministry, Maruti Suzuki sign pact to train youth
New Delhi: The skill development ministry and Maruti Suzuki yesterrday signed an agreement to impart training to youth and enhance their employment potential. As part […]
Month: December 2017
NOTA Is Good for Electoral Democracy, but It Needs This One Crucial Change
By Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk It was a landmark 2013 Supreme Court judgement, which paved the way for the introduction of None of the Above (NOTA) option […]
Meet Aparajita Gogoi, who is trying to reduce India’s maternal mortality rate
By Sneh Singh An influencer of maternal healthcare policy, Aparajita Gogoi emphasises the importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment in women’s healthcare Aparajita Gogoi has […]
Why India needs a victim and witness protection law
By Jayshree Bajoria Gender And Development: Could Delhi’s Witness Protection Scheme be a template for a nation-wide law? A 22-year-old Dalit woman from Lalitpur district in […]
How an Indian office worker became a desert fruit farmer
By Jasvinder Sehgal Choga Lal Saini left his office job to grow fruit in the desert. Sixteen years later, he has created an oasis and become […]
You Don’t Need an “India Strategy” — You Need a Strategy for Each State in India
By Pratima Singh The Indian economy has long been an attractive investment destination for multinational corporations. Already a large domestic market, Frontier Strategy Group’s estimates suggest the […]
Agri ministry seeks tech solutions for 12 agrarian issues
New Delhi: Aiming to double farmers’ income by 2022, the Union Agriculture Ministry today launched a grand challenge for technology startups to find solutions for 12 problems, […]
Centre focused on improving purchasing power of farming households
By K.R.SRIVATS NEW DELHI: The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that Centre was committed to improving the purchasing power of farming community, given that growth […]
Five Years Of Nirbhaya Case: Situation Still Unchanged
By Basanta Nirola on 16 December 2012, five years ago, the entire nation was shocked at the gruesome gangrape and murder case. Nationwide protests were organised […]
What is the lowdown on re-curving cyclones?
By Jacob Koshy What is it? First, it helps to get a sense of how cyclones move. The ones that typically strike the Indian neighbourhood in […]