Posted on May 2, 2008 by thinkchangeindia
Your daily dose of headlines:
Health: India continues to have the world’s highest number of polio cases this year, with the disease having crippled more children till April than it did during the same period in 2007. [Source: Times of India]
Children: In a unique lobbying effort, more than 100 ex-child laborers knocked on the doors of [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Education, Government, Grassroots Initiatives, Health, NGOs and Non-profits, PPP, Uncategorized | Tagged: children, Education, Food Corporation of India, grain reserve, healh, Polio, PPP | No Comments »
Posted on April 15, 2008 by Shital
An article by Meera Shenoy (Executive Director of Employment Generation and Marketing Mission, Government of Andhra Pradesh) focuses on a paradox faced by India - a booming population of youth, but a shortage of skilled manpower. Shenoy discusses the downfalls of the approaches of a variety of stakeholders - government, companies, and the rural poor, and emphasizes [...]
Filed under: BoP, Employment, Government, PPP | Tagged: BoP, employment generation, Employment Generation and Marketing Mission, PPP, youth | No Comments »
Posted on April 9, 2008 by Santhosh
In what could be an interesting example of a Public-Private Partnership in the pharmaceutical sector, India’s largest drug-maker has entered into an agreement with the Department of Biotechnology to push for discovering new drugs to treat tuberculosis. The Department of Biotechnology will provide a three-year grant to Ranbaxy as per the agreement to conduct research [...]
Filed under: CSR, Government, Health, PPP | Tagged: Department of Biotechnology, iGovernment, MDRTB, PPP, Ranbaxy | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 31, 2008 by Vinay
Renewable Energy: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India has announced a demonstration programme to support mega watt size grid interactive solar power generation projects, up to a maximum capacity of 50 MW, in the country. Similar efforts have been pushed by Himachal Pradesh’s CM, in an effort for more hydel power Public-Private [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Basic Rights, Employment, Energy, Finance/Credit, Government, Microfinance, PPP, Trade | Tagged: Angawari, cashless health insurance, child marriage, harmed by biofuels, himachal pradesh, hydel, life insurance, Lok Capital, Oikocredit, PPP, renewable energy, UN, World Bank | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 29, 2008 by prernasri
Some headlines to start your evening off right:
The government of Himachal Pradesh announced at a three-day international conference this weekend that they are drafting a master plan for the development of backpack tourism in the state through strategic public private partnerships (PPPs). The government ensured that the plan will “optimise the use of natural resources [...]
Filed under: Agriculture, Employment, Energy, Environment, Finance/Credit, Government, PPP, Public Awareness, Technology, Trade | Tagged: cabinet committee on prices, confederation of indian industry (CII), eleventh five year plan, green energy research, himachal pradesh, master plan for the development of tourism, national rural employment guarantee act (NREAGA), PPP, rehabilitation program, soaring commodity prices, solar and renewable energy, Tamil Nadu, tsunami victims, west bengal animal cruelty, zero balance accounts | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2008 by Vinay
Select headlines of interest:
Rs.61 crore sought for strengthening road and drainage facilities
TIRUCHI: The Tiruchi Corporation has sought Rs.61 crore from the Government for strengthening the roads and drainage network in the city, especially in the suburbs, the Mayor, Sarubala R. Tondaiman, said here on Wednesday.
Move to collect toll on State highways
HYDERABAD: A proposal is under [...]
Filed under: Education, Employment, Government, PPP, Technology | Tagged: brain drain, drainage facilities, DRDO, fishing harbour, MSRDC, PPP, road, sea-link bridge, Tiruchi Corporation, toll roads | 1 Comment »
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