Human rights course for community health workers in Bihar
NEW DELHI: Over 4,000 community health workers in Bihar would be trained in human rights by the National Institute of Open Schooling, under the ministry […]
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Police to launch gender sensitization initiative
Kozhikode: The city police here are set to launch a gender sensitization programme for the city dwellers to prevent atrocities against women. The programme will […]
Opinion: In India, eliminating tuberculosis isn’t just a health issue — it’s an economic one
Last month, India’s finance minister announced the government’s plan to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025 during the unveiling of the country’s Union Budget for 2017-2018. This […]
Rural Innovation and Startup Conclave gets underway in Hyd
Hyderabad: The two-day Rural Innovation and Startup Conclave (RISC2017), which aims to provide a platform to rural innovators and start-ups, today got underway at the […]
Women in India Are Turning a Curse Into ‘Positive Action’ With Entrepreneurship
HATWAL, India — A group of about half a dozen women are gathered at a lone cement home in a vast expanse of farmland covered […]
Role of farmer fairs for rural development
Agriculture is the backbone of India which contributes approximately 14 per cent of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The diverse agro-ecosystem and varying climate of […]
Government to focus on building infrastructure, rural development: Jaitley
The Finance Minister said that India is having the largest infrastructure creating programme in the world which include constructing 10,000 kms of road every year […]
Software firm to provide clean water to village in India
BEDFORD — Kentico Software, a company headquartered in the Czech Republic with an office in Bedford, is teaming up to provide clean water to an […]
Agencies better for gender equality than brands: Exclusive research
Women are more equal in the agency environment than they are within brands or tech companies, according to Campaign Asia-Pacific and Kantar’s inaugural gender diversity […]
Calcutta High Court Orders State Bank of India To Allow Option Of Third Gender On Its Application Forms
New Delhi: Observing that a transgender cannot be discriminated on the basis of sex, Calcutta High Court has directed public sector State Bank of India to […]