Cabinet clears India-AARDO MoU on rural development
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and African-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) for […]
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“50% Indian women drop out of the corporate employment pipeline between junior and mid-levels”
Shachi Irde, Executive Director, Catalyst India tells Business Today why it is imperative that corporations should build a system of checks and balances that support […]
One out of four financially excluded women across the world is an Indian: Study
New Delhi/Mumbai: The number of financially excluded women in India fell by 20% between 2014 and 2015, helped by the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri […]
Water, power, broadband, environment, housing are key to smart cities, says India Inc
New Delhi: At a time when the government is developing citizen friendly smart cities, India Inc has identified five factors – water, power, broadband connectivity, […]
Centre to study air quality, health link opened
CHENNAI: With studies showing how exposure to household air pollution can lead to respiratory infections, adverse pregnancy outcomes and heart disease, Sri Ramachandra University and Indian […]
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 […]
Companies that produce HFC-23 in India must destroy this gas: Environment Ministry
INDIA ON Thursday asked its industries to “urgently and immediately” destroy the most dangerous of all greenhouse gases, called HFC-23, bringing the first bout of […]
IIT Alumni network to train underprivileged youth, focus in Agriculture sector
After successfully training over 80,000 youth and getting them placed in various sectors in the skill industry, the alumni network of Indian Institute of Technology […]
‘India needs to invest in education at all levels’
The country needs to invest in education and in building human capability to take advantage of the opportunities offered by a multi-polar world, said Sanjaya […]
Policies, investments key to India’s rural transformation: IFAD
NEW DELHI: Institutional reforms, policies and investments are the key factors that will help India in a speedy and inclusive rural transformation, the United Nations’ […]