62,000 tonnes of food grains damaged in FCI godowns in six years
By NAVTAN KUMAR New Delhi : Around 62,000 tonnes of food grains, mainly rice and wheat, have been damaged in the last six years in […]
Poverty & Hunger
Trivial gap in Maternity Entitlement : before & after NFSA
Bijayini Mohanty : Numbers of developmental schemes has been implemented in India as well as states. But the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is always […]
Supporting livelihood restoration in coastal areas
Introduction Hundreds of coastal villages in Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak and Balasore districts in Odisha have been displaced numerous times and have faced cyclone, […]
Odisha Media Award to be conferred on Feb 2
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Media Award (OMA) is an attempt by a group of journalists and development activists committed to the people of Odisha. The primary […]
India ranked 97th of 118 in global hunger index
NEW DELHI: India continues to have serious levels of widespread hunger forcing it to be ranked a lowly 97 among 118 developing countries for which […]
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 […]
Why sustainability standards are important for India’s growth
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, he promised that ”good days are coming” for India’s 1.3 billion citizens, and unveiled big plans to deliver economic growth […]
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 […]
The Real Revolution In Agriculture
The phenomenal growth in horticulture, dairy and poultry farming has deep implications on the diet of the ordinary Indians, and the debate about persistent malnutrition […]
Young India Social Innovation Summit 2016 on 29 & 30 Sept
Young India Social Innovation Summit 2016 is taking place at Bhubaneswar on 29 & 30 Sept. It will represent a national convening of social innovators […]