ISLAMABAD: Known for its natural beauty, the historic Soon Sakesar Valley located in the Salt Range, provides a unique sanctuary to a host of migratory birds in winters and is a special attraction for tourists. Locals have appreciated development projects […]
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UK launches “Samridhi” to promote pro-poor investment in India
“Using returnable capital rather than grants, they will be able to start and expand businesses and pay money back so that it can be used to deliver another cycle of benefits. The UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) launched […]
Continue reading »2011/31 Agricultural Economist – South Asia
Job opportunities The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) seeks a highly qualified agricultural economist to join our international team of scientists working on improving the livelihoods of farmers and the poor in the developing world. As a member […]
Continue reading »Small industries can trade with Railways: India
THRISSUR: T O Sooraj, director, industries and commerce, said the Ministry of Defence and Indian Railways are offering a lot of possibilities for the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprise) sector to do business, as these two entities have been making […]
Continue reading »Aid to India part of broad plan to build trade and investment, says minister
The Government’s controversial decision to continue giving money to India, a nation that has more billionaires than the UK and an aid programme of its own, is directly linked to developing trade and investment opportunities, a senior minister admitted yesterday. […]
Continue reading »Occupy the Holidays
Mulled wine, fruitcake, carols and latkes are all very well. (Wait, latkes? I’ll take some of those!) But the best holiday tradition is helping others through our annual end-of-year donations list. Whip out your checkbook and read on: 1. Women Living […]
Continue reading »Google donates $11.5 million to the fight against modern slaver
Summary: Google’s getting into the holiday spirit with $40 million in grants to charity – including the largest single grant ever given to the fight against modern slavery. Google is getting into the holiday spirit with today’s announcement of $40 […]
Continue reading »Ministry agrees to release Rs4.6bn to HEC: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has agreed to release Rs 4.6 billion to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in order to run its scholarship programmes and other projects in the current financial crunch. Official sources in HEC told Business Recorder […]
Continue reading »Low awareness on scholarships in districts: India
Underprivileged children in the city seem to be comparatively more privileged than their counterparts in other districts. Simply because the accessibility to social security schemes like scholarships for children is much better in Bengaluru. A recent study taken up by […]
Continue reading »Central scholarship not reaching minority students: India
JALANDHAR: Centre has withheld scholarship money for minority students of Punjab belonging to Muslim, Sikh and Christian religions under its scheme after state government failed to submit utilization certificate for Rs 40.59 crore. The amount was given by ministry of minority affairs […]
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