Category: Agriculture, Rural and Environment

Agriculture, Rural and Environment

Appointment letters handed over to 71,000 youths in Rozgar Mela-2, Karmayogi Prarambh module launched

New Delhi : The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today launched the programme of providing appointment letters to more than 71,000 youth, through video conferencing under the Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Mela. In addition, the Prime Minister also launched the Read More

INDIAN OCEAN: with UNDP, Agri Resources promotes sustainable vanilla farming

With agricultural expansion threatening half of its tropical rainforests, Madagascar will benefit from a sustainable vanilla supply chain from 2023, as will seven Indian Ocean countries. The project, led by agribusiness company Agri Resources, is supported by several development partners to preserve the environment and improve the living conditions of local farmers. Read More

[Mission 2023] SECURE SYNOPSIS: 21 November 2022

NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same   General Studies – 1   Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population …… Continue reading [Mission 2023] SECURE SYNOPSIS: 21 November 2022

Goodwell-Alitheia garner a third of target for African SME investment fund

Impact investor Goodwell Investments, which floated a $60 million feeder fund for African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) last year, said Monday it has launched its most ambitious institutional investment fund ever chasing deals in the continent. Christened uMunthu II, the new fund has a target of €150 million to finance innovative, scalable SMEs that improve the… Continue reading Goodwell-Alitheia garner a third of target for African SME investment fund

Implications of the verdict on EWS amendment

By Ajit Ranade Nearly four years ago, in January 2019 the Parliament passed the 103 rd constitutional amendment carving out a new category of reserved quota for government jobs and for admission to educational institutions. This was a new 10 percent quota for those persons from economically weaker sections (EWS). Upon its passage, were a… Continue reading Implications of the verdict on EWS amendment

First-generation international students face unique challenges; bring unique perspectives

The entire nation celebrated First Generation Day on Nov. 8, honoring students who pursue a college degree despite having fewer resources to draw on compared to students with the benefit of their parent’s experience with the education system and guidance in life. The holiday was first created by the Council for Opportunity in Education in…… Continue reading First-generation international students face unique challenges; bring unique perspectives