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TC-I Call to Action: Exciting Jobs, Fellowships, and Conferences!

Looking for ways to put thought into action? Well, look no further! Below you’ll find our weekly review of opportunities. Please send along any other opportunities to . Jobs WaterAid India is currently seeking a Chief Executive to be based out of New Delhi. Responsibilities include “leadership of the Senior Management Team and overall responsibility [...]

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TC-I Tidbits

Your daily dose of headlines: Health: The governments of India and Bhutan are looking to build a high quality health corridor in the Assam and Bhutan regions. Government: The Ministry of Urban Development has launched an e-Gazzete to better inform the public. The Power of Microfinance: A powerful feature on one 24 year old woman’s [...]

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TC-I Tidbits

Your daily dose of headlines: Agriculture: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in conjunction with academic institutions will begin providing district-specific agro-weather advisories to assist farmers in better managing their crops. Basic Rights: Amnesty International has called the administration of the death penalty in India as being caprcious and arbitrary. The report claims that no real [...]

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TC-I Tidbits

Your daily dose of headlines: Energy: Four ultra mega (super duper?) power projects have been greenlit by the Indian government across the country. Education: Microsoft is investing $20 million in education initiatives in India over the next five years. Along with their current programs which focus on resources and training, the company will partner with [...]

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TC-I Tidbits

Education’s Woes and Pros: A new study conducted by UNESCO reveals that less than 30% of schools have access to electricity and only half of them have toilets for girls. In order to address such woeful capacity, the Rajasthan’s state government has signed a public private partnership with UNICEF to expand education across the state [...]

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TC-I Tidbits

Energy and the Environment: Tata Power promises an environmentally conscious power plant in Cuttack and also pledges to pay above market rates for acquiring the land. The national government launches its ‘Green India’ campaign that will plant trees over 6 million hectares of degraded forests over the next 10 years. Women and Media: Women at [...]

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TC-I Tidbits

Your daily dose of headlines: Science & Tech: The Indian government has successfully launched 10 satellites simultaneously to significantly expand its presence in space. Women’s Rights: PM Singh asked local officials to fight the killing of female children by parents, and also turned to the health ministry to develop a grassroots effort to combat this [...]

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TC-I Tidbits

Here is your daily dose of headlines about innovative or anti-innovative ideas from around the country: Microfinance ACCESS Development Services and Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development will work to build cooperation between Europe and India to assist 20 MFIs in the country. SKS Microfinance and Bajaj Allianz will form a partnership to provide clients [...]

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Headlines Digest

Food Shortage Crisis: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that the country has sufficient food to feed the people and that prices should reflect that soon. Sending conflicting signals, PM Singh may call a meeting with Chief Ministers on controlling prices. Shockingly, another article highlighted the extremely high amount of crops wasted annually — RS [...]

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Headlines Digest

We have decided to condense the headlines to be posted once each workday. Please comment here, if you prefer the Midday and Evening posts. Global Warming and Energy: P. Chindambaram speaks on measures taken by India to combat global warming. In similar news, in Haryana the government has granted a 27 crore contract to a [...]