(from left) Mr Dilip Chenoy, CEO and MD, National Skill Development Corporation; Mr S. Mahalingam, Chairman, CII Council on Skill Development; and Ms Franziska Schwarz, Director- International Relations, Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Training, OPET, at the inaugural […]
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Madurai sets up BPO for Sri Lankan refugees: India
Madurai: Three months ago, the future of 10 young Sri Lankan refugees looked bleak, but today, thanks to the Madurai district administration’s initiative, they are operating a BPO. N Satheeswaran, 21, a BSc graduate and team leader of the BPO which does […]
Continue reading »Positive Pakistani: Oasis for the underprivileged
Shabina Mustafa set out to teach her maid’s daughter in her garage — today she runs a school with over 400 students. “My husband and I used to wonder how the country’s economic and social conditions would change if the […]
Continue reading »Karnataka CM assures Rs 50 crore more for Christian welfare : India
Karnataka CM assures Rs 50 crore more for Christian welfare Enlarge this picture Enlarge this picture A gathering at Diocesan Post- Centenary Silver Jubilee Celebration, at Neharu Ground in Mangalore on Sunday. (The Hindu) Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda […]
Continue reading »‘South Asia largest job creator’
Commending the South Asian region for creating more jobs in the last three decades, the World Bank has predicted the region would surpass the one-million mark in terms of job creation per month over the next 20 years. “South Asia […]
Continue reading »National Legal Services Authority : Performance – Cum – Achievements: India
Backgrounder: The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to monitor and evaluate implementation of legal aid programmes and to lay down policies and principles for making legal services available under the Act. […]
Continue reading »Housing subsidy scheme for urban poor revised: India
New Delhi: With the aim of a slum-free India, government has increased the loan amount to Rs 5 lakh for construction of houses in urban areas under the Interest Subsidy for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP) scheme. Based on the recommendations […]
Continue reading »India: Small MFI’s back in favour with Banks
By Somasroy Chakraborty & Abhijit Lele, Business Standard Microfinance companies in the country finally have something to cheer about. Banks have started offering loans to micro-lenders. Lending has been picking up in the last one month, according to industry players […]
Continue reading »World Bank plans to fund skill development in India
The World Bank may initially provide Rs. 480 crore and lend further support depending on the success of the initiative, according to four people familiar with the development. New Delhi: The World Bank (WB) plans to fund skill development initiatives in India […]
Continue reading »Pakistan issues disability cards
Islamabad, Saturday: The Pakistani government on Saturday started issuing the “disability card” to disabled people in a move to help them in availing facilities, an official said. According to the official, the card will be provided in a one-window operation […]
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