Archive for June, 2007
Computer centre and library in rural Medavakkam school, Tambaram
Tambaram, India: A full-fledged computer centre and a well-equipped library are the latest additions at the Government High School in Medavakkam near Tambaram. The computer centre with 10 monitors and the library were dedicated on Thursday by representatives of Cooperative Financial Services (CFS) and Information Technology company Xansa, both based in United Kingdom.Jim Slack, Director, […]
Bangladeshi Solar Energy Boat project wins US$60,000 Ashden Award
London, June 22: The Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, held in London, United Kingdom, awarded ventures from Bangladesh, China, India, Laos and Tanzania first prizes of US$60,000 each to further their schemes. Projects ranged from solar-powered home systems and mini-hydropower plants for remote villages, to food waste and dung biogas plants for urban areas.One of […]
‘Farmers don’t commit SUICIDES where they have COOPERATIVES’: Verghese Kurien
India, June 23: HAILED AS the father of the India’s White Revolution, Verghese Kurien was responsible for setting up the Anand model of cooperative dairy development. The movement transformed over 2.5 million farmers into stakeholders in the Amul brand, the country’s largest food product manufacturers. The former chairman of the now billion-dollar brand has also […]
Postal offices will be developed as Rural Information Centers
KATHMANDU, June 20: Nepal Government spokesperson and Minister for Information and Communications Krishna Bahadur Mahara has lauded the role of the postal service in the field of communication and said that the government was planning to develop the post offices in the rural areas as information centers at the grass roots level. Inaugurating a two-day […]
Project SHIKHA works for unemployed rural women
I am AZM Ashraf. Please allow me to take this opportunity and talk about an innovative project that my company has initiated. Project SHIKHA (The Bangla word for ‘Flame’) is a sustainable commercial distribution network of rural women customized to serve the dispersed rural households. This is a unique project initiated by Consumer Connect Communication […]
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