-The Indian Express With optic fibre cables laid in over 65,000 gram panchayats, Centre’s BharatNet project seems on track to achieve its 1,00,000 target by March 2017. However, lack of active connectivity remains a concern. Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar/ New Delhi: With less than 25 per cent of the 65,475 gram panchayats in the country with optic fibre connectivity having active internet under the BharatNet project, the success of Centre’s push for digital payments...
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India needs $18 billion to win battle against malaria -Sushmi Dey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: India, with the highest malaria burden outside Africa, will need an investment of $18 billion to achieve its 2030 deadline to eliminate the disease, says a latest estimate by the health ministry and malaria advocacy groups. Severe malaria outbreaks in India, aggravated by poor sanitation and drainage, underline an urgent and growing need for financial commitment to deal with a menace estimated to inflict nearly $2...
More »I-T staff bodies cry over manpower blues to PM Modi -Dilasha Seth
-Business Standard Say old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes coming back to banking channels in much higher proportion than expected New Delhi: Burdened by the deluge of suspected black money cases after demonetisation of high denomination currency, two staff associations of income tax (I-T) department have in a recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said they are reaching the breaking point. "Personnel and Infrastructure are severely short," the Income Tax Employees...
More »Accounting for natural capital -Prakash Nelliyat
-The Hindu Biodiversity integration into developmental plans is crucial for sustainable development In a ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his environmental concerns clear when he asked people to use Ganesha and Durga idols made of clay instead of plaster of Paris. His appeal is bound to stimulate our environmental consciousness and encourage the preservation of precious natural resources. We need to build on this appeal and follow...
More »Demonetisation could take away 400,000 jobs;e-com to be worst hit -Himani Chandna
-Hindustan Times With demonetisation set to reduce India’s economic growth by 1% over the next one year, the job market is likely to see over 400,000 job cuts. You should worry if you work in the e-commerce sector, since firms could handover around 200,000 pink slips in the next one year. “Cash on delivery being almost 70% of the overall e-commerce business, the sector is likely to take a hit and lose...
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