Seed balls dropped with drone

Forest department launches innovative approach at Marpadaga In an innovative approach to increase the forest cover in the State, for the first time the Forest Department has used drones for dropping seed balls in interior forest areas. The experiment was successfully done at Siddipet district which would be replicated in other districts shortly Padma Shri awardee Daripalli Ramaiah also known …

Freedom for our girls: Breaking menstrual barriers

Gurugram (Haryana) [India], July 31 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Niine Sanitary Napkins, while bringing out some of the best products and solutions for menstrual hygiene has also always stayed committed to driving menstrual hygiene awareness for women. Niine partnered with Junior Chambers International-India (JCI), a non-profit organization, for India’s largest run for menstrual hygiene awareness, Run4Niine in 2019. JCI helped in taking …

Supporting nonprofits beyond the crisis

Funding for both nonprofits and companies has been severely affected by the COVID-19 crisis. To survive, it is important that they find common ground to work together. Over the last several years, capital in our country has become a lot more free-flowing, and we have witnessed a significant inflow of funds from foreign investors in our debt and equity markets. …

Palamuru SHG women eye Guinness Record

They prepare over 1.03 crore seed balls in nine days by sourcing soil, seed and other material After the preparation of over 1.03 crore seed balls in a ‘record’ time of nine days by 69,200 women of the self-help groups (SHGs), the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) of Mahabubnagar has set its sight on Guinness World Record as the authorities …

Are schools ready for the post-lockdown world?

A survey of government and low-cost private schools in Karnataka highlights the concerns they have post-lockdown, and what support they require from the government and civil society. For more than two months now, all schools, colleges, and educational institutions in India have been shut, adversely impacting more than 32 crore students across the country. While some schools have shifted to online teaching, …