Women Farmer Producer Companies transforming the face of Agriculture in Maharashtra
An online meeting with #FPCs of @MissionUmed revealed the confidence of #WomenFarmerProducerCompanies in Maharashtra @DAY_NRLM @MoRD_GOI @mrhasanmushrif bringing change in #agriculture @MahaDGIPR @AgriGoI #SHGs Online is the new mantra, screen fatigue or no, we all are head over heels into it. So over the last two months MSRLM has undertaken reviews, conducted online trainings and […]
When Millions Rushed Home, A School Programme Gave Kerala’s Migrants Reason To Stay
When millions of jobless migrant workers across India started returning to their hometowns in May 2020, Pratima and Rajesh Singh decided against heading back to their village in Ballia district in easternmost Uttar Pradesh. Rajesh, who had worked as a welder in Kerala’s central Ernakulam district for 17 years, was among the 120 million Indians […]
Kerala IFS Uses Coir To Prevent 90 Lakh Plastic Bags From Reaching Landfills
In 2018, when Meenakshi C was made the Conservator of Forests in Kerala’s Central Region, her aim was to eliminate the age-old use of polythene bags to raise seedlings, and increase the awareness among youngsters about the positive effects of greenery in urban areas. “Every year, the Forestry Department distributes 90 lakh seedlings to schools, […]
Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) – (MJPJAY) as a Key Stakeholder
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) was launched on 02.07.2012. Earlier only 85% population was covered but under the universal scheme: As per GR dated 23.05.2020 now the entire 100% state population is covered under MJPJAY. The Insurance cover per family per annum is 1.5 lakhs (2.5 lakhs for renal transplant)for MJPJAY & 5 […]
Coir Bhoovastra: Kerala’s water bodies go through a makeover during monsoon
With nature at a new risk every day, Kerala has taken the astounding initiative of giving their canals and streams a new kind of makeover. The makeover will use eco- friendly cloth to drape over their banks. The cloth will stop erosion during the season of monsoon. Kerala the Land of Coconuts, have been technologically […]
AI-powered DRISHTI for ensuring Social Distancing Norms detecting Face Mask Violations and Crowd Management
AI-powered Drishti for ensuring Social Distance DRISHTI is an AI driven indigenous, innovative and plug & play solution relying on Real Time Image recognition and Video Processing and is capable of detecting the instances of violations of Social Distancing, Face Mask wearing and if the number of persons at a place are more than the […]
Classes on loudspeaker: Jharkhand teacher beats odds of online learning
It a correct saying that “Teachers can change the world” and that is what Shyam Kishore Singh Gandhi, the headmaster of a school in Jharkhand’s Dumka district, has been trying to do for his over students, who may not have smartphones but have the willingness to continue their education during these times. The headmaster of […]
TEACH HOW TO HANDLE FAILURE TOO
TEACHHOW TO HANDLEFAILURE TOO There was a very brilliant boy, he always scored 100% in Science. Got Selected for IIT Madras and scored excellent in IIT. Went to the University of California for MBA.Got a high paying job in America and settled there. Married a Beautiful Tamil Girl. Bought a 5 room big house and […]
How Dharavi, Asia’s Largest Slum, Went from Virus Hotspot to Model
Mumbai’s Dharavi, the continent’s most crowded slum has gone from coronavirus hotspot to a potential success story, and has the ability to offer a model for developing nations struggling to contain the pandemic. Authorities have visited almost 47,500 doors since April to measure temperatures and oxygen levels, screened almost 700,000 people in the slum cluster […]
Pond of Hope
The livelihood of the villagers is basically linked to the locally available natural resources in the areas around their villages. With the urbanization around the villages and the change in the pattern of economic activity, natural resources are decreasing which directly affect these people. This is the story of a pond of hope which was […]
