The challenges before Indian Agriculture are immense. This sector needs to grow at a faster rate than in the past to allow for higher per capita income and consumption. It is an accepted fact that the sound agricultural development is essential for the overall economic progress. About two thirds of workforce directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture. This sector generates about 28 percent of its GDP and over…

People Sarathi Jhalak, a Community Radio station in rural Bangalore, is seeing a steady increase in its listener base. Shamantha D.S., who started the station, walks RESHMA KRISHNAMURTHY SHARMA through the success story.

It’s hard not to get affected by Shamantha D.S’s exuberance. Sarathi Jhalak, a community radio station in rural Bangalore at Anugondanahalli, in Hoskote…

FM radio stations at three colleges spread hope, cheer and awareness in neighbourhoods across the city. Vasudha Venugopal tunes in

A few years ago, many city colleges were swept up on a wave of enthusiasm for community radio. While most of these campus initiatives flickered weakly and sputtered out, three are still burning bright. The students-run FM radio…

“If you think the most important thing you need at a startup is capital, you will be wrong. It’s the wealth of mentoring and handholding you will have getting your business up and running.”

I have been asked to write a few paragraphs on the use of ICT for creating jobs and solutions in Sri Lanka. Even though I am an entrepreneur…

Hand in Hand India is a development organisation that works to alleviate poverty through a unique integrated community development approach. The organisation implements a Five Pillar Programme wherein it combines the key areas of microfinance, education, health, environment and IT & governance, to address…

Sesame Workshop India, the organisation behind Galli Galli Sim Sim (GGSS), uses the power of the media in an effort to help children reach their highest potential. The organisation develops and distributes content to engage children aged 0-8 through television, radio, community radio, print, digital, and outreach. This content aims to facilitate young Indian children's basic…

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in India launched ‘MyIndia Initiative’, a scheme to recruit digital volunteers to share information about the government’s policies and accomplishments.

Under the programme, MIB will recruit digital volunteers to discuss government schemes and programmers with their personal social networks. The scheme aims at effectively using social media platforms to engage citizens, especially the tech-savvy youth of India, and disseminating the…

A Success story of a passionate entrepreneur, who learned the rules of games and then played better than anyone else with the help of technology to empower the millions of Indian.

For us city dwellers, connectivity that makes our lives rather…

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