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Last Updated: 28th January, 2021 15:10 IST Microsofts Stunning New Noida Engineering Hub Is A Tribute To Taj Mahal; See To Believe Microsoft on Thursday announced the launch of its new India Development Centre (IDC) facility at Noida, the architecture of which is inspired by the Taj Mahal. Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday announced the launch of its new India Development Centre (IDC) facility at Noida, the architecture of which is inspired by the Taj Mahal. According to an offici...

Brulé Discusses New Book with India Development Review (There are more women in elected office in India than anywhere else in the world, probably more than the rest of the world combined. | Picture courtesy: ©Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Prashant Panjiar) Rachel Brulé, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was interviewed by the  India Development Review on her latest book In the interview, B...

Indias Covid-19 paradox: Mukesh Ambani, stock market and poverty Quartz 18/01/2021 © Provided by Quartz A view of a slum is seen along a seashore in Mumbai “The pandemic has reinforced some of the most latent inequalities in India, both socially and economically,” says Jayati Ghosh, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. And to map this inequality, she says, one need only look at who has gained. In 2020, the cumulative wealth of 828 Indians on the Hurun Indi...

January 18, 2021 “The pandemic has reinforced some of the most latent inequalities in India, both socially and economically,” says Jayati Ghosh, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. And to map this inequality, she says, one need only look at who has gained. In 2020, the cumulative wealth of 828 Indians on the Hurun India Rich List stood at $821 billion (Rs60.15 lakh crore), up by $140 billion from a year ago. A large part of this increase was thanks to one man ...

Love, not log frames Gautam John is the Director of Strategy at Nilekani Philanthropies. Prior to this, he spent several years with the Akshara Foundation building the Karnataka Learning Partnership and at Pratham Books building their open source publishing model. Gautam also advises a number of organisations, including Pratham Books, Akshara Foundation, and Children’s Lovecastles Trust. He was a TED India Fellow in 2009. Before entering the non-profit sector, he was an entrepreneur for six y...

What Could Be India’s Development Prospects In 2021? The focus should be on three pillars namely self-sufficiency, food security and social security for India to progress holistically. outlookindia.com 2021-01-06T07:54:46+05:30 The world experienced a major crisis in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. India was faced with numerous challenges of its citizens’ health and economic security that demanded immediate attention. Subsequently, the efficiency of a country’s socio-economic i...

On the road to recovery December 25, 2020, 8:39 AM IST Neil Jaitly is the project manager at the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) in Shillong, and is the founder and president of the Meghalaya Users’ Forum. Prior to working with NACO, he worked with several rehabilitation centres across the country. He is also a certified counsellor and uses his platform to advocate for health and legal rights for youth dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues. LESS... ...

The ease of doing good in India December 24, 2020, 10:47 PM IST Mehvesh Mumtaz Ahmed is the director of research at the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS). Mehvesh has extensive experience in research, analysis, and management across the public, corporate, and nonprofit sectors. She has worked for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget under Mayor Bloomberg, for the World Bank, and for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Prior to...

Seek and you shall find December 20, 2020, 10:59 AM IST Sonali Singh is a student relationship manager (SRM) at Medha. She conducts skill development programmes for college students and connects them with career opportunities. A day in the life of a student relationship manager in Varanasi, who equips young people with the skills required to be employed, especially during a pandemic. I have been working as a student relationship manager (SRM) since 2018...

. Rural female employment rate was 9.70 per cent as compared to 68.16 per cent among male. The economic shocks in the form of demonetisation and GST, along with Covid-19pandemic-induced lockdown, have disproportionately hit the Female Labour Force Participation Rate as women between the age group of 15 to 44 have suffered 52.4 per cent job losses in 2020, experts said. The experts — including Mahesh Vyas, MD and CEO, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt Ltd, and Ravinder Kaur...