World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
<p>Microfinance can be profitable and viable if used as a capital to promote micro enterprise. Samudram fishermen federation in Orissa used micro finance as an investment tool to achieve biodiversity conservation, income generation and women’s empowerment.</p>
Sundesh, a CSR initiative from Dabur India, has been giving a leg-up to two UP districts.
Vidya Krishnan Neha Gulia, a 24-year-old from Delhi, has been smoking for eight years.
Mumbai: If you thought environmentalism was for those who have too much time on their hands, here
Arunachal Pradesh, being the largest state in eastern Himalayan region, has unique biodiversity and diverse cultural resources. The state is the homeland of five ecosystems and 26 major tribes. The livelihood security of tribal communities is determined by terrestrial and aquatic indigenous bioresources.
AMIT AGNIHOTRI NEW DELHI : The growing agrar ian crisis is forcing women farmers into suicide. The number of women committing suicide in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra is going up. From the 400 farm suicides in western Vidarbha in Maharashtra, according to Kishore Tiwary, who runs the NGO Jan Andolan Samiti, 52 were women between the ages of 32-36. The tally was 42 women
Governance of the state of Sikkim is one of the key issues that we take pride in for being very, very good. It goes down to the level of the panchayats. In three districts we have panchayati raj in full flow. Interestingly, in north Sikkim, we have the Zumsa system of local governance.
Adult deaths are a crucial priority for global health. Causes of adult death are important components of Millennium Development Goals 5 and 6. However, adult mortality has received little policy attention, resources, or monitoring efforts. This study aimed to estimate worldwide mortality in men and women aged 15
Here's good news for pregnant women in Madhya Pradesh's rural areas. A free service to take them to a hospital for delivery is set to be extended to all 50 districts of the state that has a high maternal mortality ratio. The 24 x 7 call centres under the Janani Express - the ambulance service for pregnant women - are currently available only in 10 districts.
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh is set to address a press conference on May 24 which will mark a year of UPA II in power. This will be the PM