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Earth Sciences Secretary urges industry to design device to provide weather & market information in remote areas

NEW DELHI, June 3, 2014: Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, today urged  industry to design a simple device to provide information about weather changes and impending disasters to people in remote areas such as fishermen who are 50-60 kms away from the sea coast. The information about market should also …

Government of India and World Bank Sign $100 Million Agreement for Accelerating Universal Access to Early and Effective Tuberculosis Care in India

The project will contribute to the care of about 3.1 million TB patients, increase treatment for MDR-TB to 40,000 patients annually, and reach 90,000 pediatric TB cases annually NEW DELHI, May 30, 2014 – The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $100 million credit agreement to support Indias efforts at achieving universal access …

Government of India and World Bank Sign $1006.20 Million Agreement to Improve Learning Outcomes and Retention in Elementary Education

Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) III will focus on improving quality, strengthen teacher accountability and enhance access for disadvantaged children NEW DELHI, May 29, 2014 – The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $1.006 billion ($1006.20 million) credit agreement to improve education outcomes of elementary school children (covering Grades 1 to 8) in …

MNRE Secretary underlines need for national policy on renewable energy with dedicated FIs to attract investments

NEW DELHI, May 29, 2014. Mr. Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, today emphasized the need to formulate a national policy on renewable energy to attract investments into the sector. He suggested that India, like China, should have exclusive financial institutions to fund renewable projects. China has four …

Government of India and World Bank Sign $500 Million Agreement to Improve Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Four Indian States

About 7.8 million rural people are expected to directly benefit from the project NEW DELHI, January 07, 2014 – The government of India and the World Bank today signed a $500 million credit agreement to improve piped water supply and sanitation services through decentralized delivery systems in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. …

Only 67million mobiles linked to bank accounts in India: Huge Opportunity for Mobile Financial Services- (FIPS Forum)

25th January, 2014: Mumbai played host to the second FIPS conference, hosted by Prof. Rajanish Dass of Catallyst Constellations and Santanu Sengupta Convenor FIPS Forum. Earlier in Oct 2013, the first global conference on Financial Inclusion & Payment Systems (FIPS) had been inaugurated by Dr C Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Government …

Project Signing: Government of India and World Bank sign $236 Million agreement for reducing disaster risks in coastal villages of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Over 17,000 families to benefit from construction of hazard-resilient houses New Delhi, 11 November, 2013  The government of India and the World Bank today signed a $236 million credit agreement to help increase the resilience of coastal communities to a range of hazards by enhancing mitigation measures along coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The Tamil …

Civil engineering students to showcase their steel design skills in national competition organised by INSDAG

Kolkata, September, 2013: Rapidly changing developments in the field of civil engineering have generated the need for young and trained engineers particularly in the research and development area. Fulfilling this need, at least partially, is a national-level competition organized by INSDAG (Institute for Steel Development and Growth), a non-profit making body established by the Ministry …