SEHER, a credit education program launched today by the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and TransUnion CIBIL, will empower women entrepreneurs in India with financial literacy content and business skills, helping them to access the financial tools they need to drive further growth and create employment in the country’s economy. The …
Read More »AIM : Community Innovator Fellows Graduation and ‘Stories of Change Edition 2’ Launch
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) at NITI Aayog marked a momentous occasion on July 5th 2024, celebrating the graduation of its second batch of Community Innovator Fellows (CIFs). The event also marked the launch of ‘Stories of Change Edition 2 – focused on people who dare to live their passion to …
Read More »Divya Kala Mela 2024: Celebrating Creativity and Talent of Disabled Entrepreneurs at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, in collaboration with the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), is organizing the “Divya Kala Mela” to celebrate the talent and craftsmanship of disabled entrepreneurs, artisans, and artists in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This …
Read More »Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-1)
President Smt Droupadi Murmu conferred 10 Kirti Chakras (seven posthumous) and 26 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) to the personnel of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces and State/Union Territory Police during Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-1) at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on July 05, 2024. The awards were given …
Read More »Financing Women Collaborative: Second Meeting of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform
Mumbai hosted the second convening of Financing Women Collaborative (FWC), an initiative of Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) to deliberate and address issues with relevant stakeholders towards accelerating access to finance for women entrepreneurs. The meeting was organized by WEP in partnership with TransUnion CIBIL (TU CIBIL) and MicroSave Consulting (MSC). The event was …
Read More »Capacity Building for Strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions: NIRD&PR, Hyderabad, July 2024
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) in collaboration with the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), has launched a comprehensive training program aimed at strengthening the capabilities of newly recruited Capacity Building Consultants, State Quality Monitors, to be deployed in State Institutes of Rural Development & Panchayati …
Read More »Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy Takes Steps for Strengthening Energy Security Needs of Telangana
Naini Coal mine in Odisha having production capacity of 10 Million Tonnes per year was allocated to Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) on 13.08.2015 for captive utilization of coal in thermal power plant of SCCL. This mine was facing abnormal delay in handing over forest land after receipt of Stage-II …
Read More »MoRD and Convergence Energy Services Ltd. Partner for Green Mobility under DAY-NRLM
The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) today signed an MoU with Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidy of EESL, to help facilitate “Sustainable Transport for Rural Entrepreneurs through Electric Bicycles” (STREE) for Self Help Group (SHG) Women under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM). …
Read More »The Telecommunications Act 2023: Ushering in a New Era of Connectivity
The Union Government on July 04, 2024, issued Gazetted Notification for enforcing section 6-8, 48 and 59(b) of the Telecommunications Act. 2023 w.e.f. today, i.e., July 05, 2024. The Telecommunication Act 2023 aims to amend and consolidate the law relating to development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication …
Read More »India and Congo Hold First Defence Ministries’ Secretary-level Meeting in New Delhi
The first Secretary-level meeting between the Defence Ministries of India and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was held in New Delhi on July 05, 2024. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and included senior officers of Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs and the …
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