Gujarat government has launched an e-governance pilot initiative called ‘Gujarat Swarnim Gram E-Broadcast Project’ in the villages of Amreli.  Under this project dubbed as “the first experiment of mass communication on village level throughout the nation”(Business Standard), the government plans to disseminate information useful to rural livelihood by erecting large LED screens in public places. [...]

Location: Kheda District (North of Kheda), Charotar, North of Surat, Valsad Status: Part-Time, Regular Expected Start Date: March/April 2010 Background:  Bhanu Narendra Joshi (BNJ) is establishing a innovative, novel approach to social business in order to carry out both microfinancing activities and health care medical record data-keeping in a coordinated manner.  We are seeking an [...]

 Hunnarshala Foundation is currently seeking a Program Coordinator for their work with urban communities.  The Foundation works with urban poor communities to find solutions to housing and land issues in Kutch, Gujarat.  They also work with partner organizations on basic infrastructure services, womens empowerment and livelihood issues. For further details about Hunnarshala’s urban work, see their website.  [...]

Finalists from the Open Architecture Challenge, which focuses on the need for better designed classrooms this year, were announced by Architecture for Humanity.  Among the impressive finalists is a group from Gujarat under the Cohesion Foundation and Hunnarshala Foundation. Cohesion Foundation works with salt pan workers in the desert region of Gujarat, called Kutch.  These [...]

This op-ed was submitted by Suresh Pramar, and is a user post. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of TC-I, but we feel that it is important to cultivate opinions from all sides. India like the rest of the world has not escaped the impacts of the current downturn. The sudden rush in [...]

Indicorps, known for its one-year fellowship program, is now launching a new Young Professional Initiative program that allows young Indian professionals to apply their time and skills to a short-term project.  The five-month program includes a one-week orientation, a mid-term workshop, an immersion component, and regular reflections.  If you are ready to get your feet [...]

As some of our readers may know, Prerna and I are both Indicorps alums.  My fellowship with Indicorps is too involved to explain in a short post, but the experience is definitely one of the contributing factors to my continued interest and involvement with development in India.  The on-the-ground experience is extremely valuable,  both in [...]

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It sounds like a mandatory social responsibility order on profit making public sector enterprises (PSEs) in Gujarat. Below is the brief from Times of India: In a controversial order, the Gujarat government has asked all profit-making public sector enterprises (PSEs) in the state to contribute up to 30% of their annual profit before tax to Gujarat [...]

Solar power may go on the wide-scale in the western state of Gujarat as the Clinton Foundation is currently considering an “Integrated Solar City” in the Kutch or Banaskantha region.  If followed through, the investment would create the world’s largest solar project and will involve a number of players in the private sector. The project, [...]