In the past week, I’ve come across several stories that highlight isolated successes or intriguing ideas that are being implemented on a small scale. Here’s a quick recap:
The comments from a previous post questioning the value of urbanization discussed the need of developing rural industries and services. According to iGovernment, the government has made a real step toward this with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Khadi…
I came across two articles today where the railroad industry in Kerala is pushing some small scale innovations of their own.
Here is the first story.
The railways is providing broadband Internet connection in the state through the Railtel Corporation of India. The…
Update from the Editors: This project has actually be reported on before by Prerna. You can read it here. What is new is the inclusion of an education component.
In an interesting role reversal, The Government of India along with its…
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…
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…
