Dehradun (Uttrakhand) [India], December 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Uttarakhand, an ecologically fragile and disaster-prone state, has been experiencing climate change impacts such as changing seasons, less snowfall, flash floods, and unpredictable rainfall over the last few years. Large-scale anthropogenic pressures have been rising as a result of development activities such as the construction of roads, bridges, mining, hydro power units, which have increased the vulnerability of the region to disasters and have endangered ecological sustainability. Nearly 70 per cent of the population in mountain districts are dependent on agriculture for its subsistence and face issues due to small and fragmented land holdings. They also rely on traditional crop varieties, lack market and technological linkages, and are prone to crop depredation by wild animals. Due to limited livelihood options, youth migrate out of the state in search of work. Additionally, since most of the secondary and tertiary sectors
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It intends to provide priority debt financing for the completion of stressed, brownfield and residential projects registered with regulatory bodies that fall in the affordable, mid-income housing category.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): The inaugural ceremony of the October Cohort of the SBI Youth for India Fellowship Program, Batch 2022-23 was co-hosted with DHAN Foundation in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on 3rd October 2022. Through a video message, Dinesh Khara, Chairman, State Bank Group, congratulated and inspired the Fellows to continue on the path laid out by past Fellows and wished them success in their Fellowship journey. At the inaugural event, Sanjay Prakash, MD & CEO, SBI Foundation, shared, "Our Fellows come from diverse backgrounds and from all over India, which creates a unique opportunity for all to co-learn, unlearn and collaborate. Fellows must utilise such diverse exposure to effectively communicate across personal, professional, and academic contexts to achieve holistic personal growth. The orientation focuses on building empathy, collaboration, and leadership skills. Fellows should make the best use of the opportunity." M. P. Vasimalai,