Sonntag, 28. März 2010
Samstag, 13. März 2010
Positive News
1. Find Your Feet – working together to end rural poverty
Find Your Feet works with vulnerable families living in rural India and Malawi to build a future free from hunger, poverty and discrimination.
2. areweMAD – create a happier world
areweMAD do this by creating and spreading good news. With a sense of optimism, a feeling of happiness, a belief in humanity and an admiration for the countless people, they are searching the world for stuff that is positive, socially relevant and not common knowledge, and bring it to us.
3. The Better India – Positive News. Happy Stories. Unsung Heroes.
The Better India is an attempt to bring out t happy stories, unsung heroes and heroines, small good deeds, and showcase them to the world. Over here, you will be able to read about the incremental progress being made by the industrious people of this country, the developments happening on the social and economic front. We hope that by showcasing these here, we might be able to inspire at least one amongst you, the readers, to do something that leaves an impact. Small or big, but an impact. The spirit of The Better India is kept alive by Anuradha Parekh and Dhimant Parekh, a Bangalore based couple.
4. National Innovation Foundation – Making India innovative
It is to help India become an inventive and creative society and a global leader in sustainable technologies without social and economic handicaps affecting evolution and diffusion of green grassroots innovations.
Business Development http://www.nif.org.in/bd/
Building the Value Chain http://www.nif.org.in/bd/value_chain
5. Give India – discover the joy of giving
GiveIndia is a donation platform that allows you to support a cause of your choice from about 200 NGOs that have been scrutinized for transparency & credibility.
http://www.giveindia.org and associate website http://joyofgivingweek.org/
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6. Karmayog – Improve your world
Karmayog is a unique free platform for concerned citizens and provides a networking platform for ordinary citizens and NGOs to engage with each other, and with government, media, corporates, institutions, etc
7. Goonj – Making clothing a matter of concern
A unique resource mobilization initiative providing clothes and other basic amenities to millions in the far-flung villages by turning one’s wastage into a resource for another. Initiated in 1998 with just 67 clothes, they now send out over 20,000kgs of material every month. A force of over 300 volunteers, GOONJ is implementing its various initiatives through over 150 grassroot organizations, panchayats, Ashoka fellows & social activists in parts of 20 states of the country. GOONJ has recently been awarded the ‘Indian NGO of the year' award for its governance and practices.
8. Real Heroes – ordinary people, extraordinary service
Real Heroes is an initiative that recognizes and acknowledges ordinary Indians who are making a difference to people’s lives. In its third edition, this annual felicitation will honor 24 unknown and unsung heroes of India. http://www.cnnibnrealheroes.com
The efforts of these 24 Real Heroes from across the country in fields as diverse as Women’s Welfare, Social Welfare, Health & Disability, Youth, Education & Children and Sports have indubitably contributed to the betterment of their immediate community.
Montag, 8. März 2010
Agribusiness Management-Distance Learning Program (E-PGDABM)
Ruralnaukri Institute of Agribusiness Management (RIAM) is delighted to announce admission to new batch of Distance Learning Programme on Agribusiness Management (2 years). This programme may be useful to graduates (fresh and experienced) who intend to develop a gainful career in Agribusiness, Foods, Veterinary, Forestry, Allied and Development sector organisations. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Institute.
The institute's board consists of people of eminence, those who have had an association with premier business schools and have contributed significantly to Rural and Agribusiness domain. They include Proff Katar Singh, earlier Director, IRMA; Ram Mudholkar, Director (Marketing) with Du Pont; Arvind Chaudhary, Head Sourcing, Walmart; Nishchint Bhatia, Executive VP with Fritolays etc.
Similarly, the entire faculty is alumni of IIM, IRMA and other premier institutes. They have also had experience in Indian corporate and have painstakingly developed course material that is relevant to the job performance needs of employees of Agribusiness corporates. For many courses, a DVD is supplemented with the hard copies of course material. The DVD contains recorded lectures of respective Professor to help in giving an overview of each chapter. Also, an E mail exchange system has been devised to help students clarify doubts, if any, with the Professors.
This must be among the few distance learning courses that offer admission based on merit. Candidates who have scope of career progression are identified through a written examination and interview. Also, unlike many other distance learning programmes, here the institute undertakes periodic evaluation of students through a series of online quizzes, mid term and end term examination during each of the six terms (trimesters). Whereas you have the flexibility to choose any time of the day or night for taking an online examination, discipline is imposed to ensure that non performers are not allowed to pursue the course.
A mentor is associated with each student. Mentors are themselves senior officers in the industry and can help in day to day guidance to the privileged students of RIAM.
List of subjects: http://www.ruralnaukri.com/RIAM/list_of_subjects.pdf
Program fees: http://www.ruralnaukri.com/RIAM/PROGRAMME_FEE.pdf
For further details, visit http://www.ruralnaukri.com/RIAM.php
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