New Delhi : Veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi, who felicitated community frontline workers and volunteers here on Friday, says it is important to recognise those who work tirelessly and selflessly for the betterment of society. Shabana, along with NITI...
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi, Hojai : Markazul Ma'arif, the premier Assam based NGO, is awarded with 'Dakshata Gold Award' today for being the best training centre in the state by Government of Assam. This feat was achieved by the popular NGO which is an Ajmal CSR unit for...
By Sarwar Kashani, Gangtok : Sikkim has many distinctions that give the tiny state nestled in the Himalayas between India and China a larger-than-life profile. It is the only organic state in India, is litter- and defecation-free, has high literacy and has the best...
By Richa Sharma, New Delhi : Thirty-two-year-old Geeta sits patiently, painting pots created by her husband in the small open porch in her house at Kumhar Gram or Potters' Village that interestingly has managed to find space in West Delhi's Uttam Nagar. Geeta says she...
By Bhavana Akella, Bengaluru : Malvika Iyer was a charming 13-year-old girl in 2002 when a grenade accidentally blew up in her hands, ripping her forearm and paralysing her legs, in Bikaner, Rajasthan, where she lived with her parents. An accident that could have...
By Bhavana Akella, Toronto : Computer maker Dell will celebrate empowering women entrepreneurs from the world over at a three-day global summit from Sunday in this Canadian metropolis. "The ninth edition of the annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) from July...
Rio de Janeiro : Apple Developer Academies will play an important role in supporting the Malala Fund's mission to provide education opportunities to girls across the globe, Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai has said, referring to deepening of partnerships between...
Jaipur : To stimulate the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry has tied up with SME Rating Agency of India (SMERA) to help entrepreneurs to get financial assistance, said PHDCCI president Anil...
New Delhi : In a bid to nurture Indian startups working in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Google on Tuesday announced to open the India chapter of its global "Launchpad Accelerator" mentorship programme. The three-month...
Colombo : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted $12.5 million to help women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka who have difficulty in accessing finance. The Finance Ministry in a statement on Monday said that since women led small and medium enterprises face...