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TC-I Tidbits

Posted by on 28 April, 2008 in Primary
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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 trend.
  • Education & Basic Rights: In Coimbatore, prisoners have access to classes to help them learn how to read and write.
  • Employment and Local Control: Haryana’s CPS argues that the Panchayats should have control over funds allocated by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Similarly, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has called for more local banks to reach out to the BoP.
  • HIV and Health: A new study has shown that people in India do not have natural or genetic protection against the deadly virus. Along the same lines, researchers have found that diligent observation of the virus’ symptoms could prove an equally effective diagnostic tool as laboratory testing.

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Vinay Ganti

Vinay is in his fourth year of a four year JD/MBA program at the New York University School of Law and the Leonard B. Stern School of Business in New York City. Prior to coming to New York, Vinay graduated from Brown University, worked in technology transfer as a consultant and also founded a financial literacy program for underprivileged youth. Currently, Vinay is an InSITE Fellow for Venture Capital and Innovation. His primary interests are in the social venture capital investing space and its role in transforming micro-businesses into globally competitive SMEs. After school, Vinay wants to create novel ways to provide clean energy & water to the world’s poor.

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