-The Hindu Business Line They drop out on account of cultural taboos and lack of follow up efforts by implementing agencies Despite opportunities and systematic community-driven handholding support from the Government and non-government bodies, women might still choose not to participate in the economic development process. Under the purview of the National Rural Livelihoods MISsion, the world's largest poverty alleviation initiative, the Government and NGOs are targeting women from the poorest households...

-The Times of India LONDON: One in every four MISsed cases of tuberculosis (TB) globally is in India.The World Health Organisation has found that India tops the list of the world's MISsed TB cases. Almost 24% of the world's MISsed TB cases are from India, according to the Global TB Report 2014 released on Thursday. Ten countries accounted for 74% (2.4 million) of the estimated "MISsed" cases globally in 2013. The number of...

-The Hindu Business Line The number of people commuting between rural and urban areas and across geographies has risen dramatically In the last couple of decades, the number of people commuting between rural and urban areas on a daily basis has seen an explosive growth. This includes unskilled workers without a fixed place of work. According to the National Sample Survey Organisation, between 1993-94 and 2009-10, India saw a nearly fourfold increase (from...

-Outlook Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for revamping urban governance while linking it to the 'Digital India' MISsion and 'Swachh Bharat' campaign. Chairing a meeting on urban development here, he said programmes should be implemented in close consultation and coordination with states, generally based on the PPP model and a special module on urban governance should be a part of the IAS officers` training. "The Prime Minister said revamping urban governance should...

-The Week Shambhu Kumar, 8, quite liked his job as a domestic help in a small town in Assam. He had to mind two children nearly his age, keep an eye on the ducks and be available for chores all day. It wasn't too hard, and he was well fed, too, though he MISsed his grandmother, a tea garden labourer. One day, some women from the state education department came to the...