Namibia assures uranium supply to India
Resource-rich Nambia on Friday assured President Pranab Mukherjee that it will look into “legal ways” through which its uranium can be supplied to India for […]
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This tribesman planted a forest in India that’s bigger than Central Park
JORHAT, INDIA — Jadav “Molai” Payeng, a simple Mising tribesman in India, began planting seedlings on a barren sandbar in Jorhat district in 1979. Some […]
Working in a boring, dirty environment can hamper your brain function
Do you find your office dull, boring and unhygienic? Beware that spending long time at such workplace can hamper your brain function, leading to a […]
Lok Capital to raise $100 million; to invest in health, agriculture cost
Investment fund Lok Capital today said it aims to raise a corpus of about USD 100 million (about Rs 673.4 crore) to invest in growth-stage […]
Tackling poverty in India: Jobs, not transfers, the big poverty-buster
The significant shift from farm work to non-farm sources of income accelerated the decline in poverty in India. Non-farm jobs pay more than agricultural labour, […]
Agri-Ministry licensing guidelines discourages research and innovation: ASSOCHAM
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) today expressed concern over recent actions by the Agriculture Ministry, notifying on May 18 a […]
Over 1 lakh cr youth trained under Skill India Mission in 2015-16
MUMBAI: More than 1.04 crore youth have been trained under the Skill India Mission in the year 2015-16, which is 36.8% higher than the previous […]
30% women married under age 18
The latest Census report on the decadal headcount in 2011 reveals that child marriage is rampant, with almost one in every three married woman having […]
India has 18 million modern slaves—at least five times more than any other country in the world
India is home to the largest number of enslaved people in the world.  A little over 18 million people—equal to the entire population of Chile—are […]
UP tops with highest number women workforce
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of rural and urbanwomen workforce at 13.6 million and 2.4 million respectively. Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of […]