Studies from Bihar reveals that a staggering 91% of the cash transferred into the bank accounts of Pregnant and Lactating women was used for buying food, predominantly milk and vegetables. The overall impact of cash transfers in the state has been assessed to 27% fewer children wasted, 14% less children underweight, 19% less mothers underweight. Similar […]
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
RajPusht
Reducing the prevalence of low birth weight and wasting among children in Rajasthan, RajPusht is improving maternal & child health by championing cash transfers for new mothers to help them avail nutritious diet.
IPE Global continues to broaden its Private Sector Development capability with the recent appointment of Richard Waddington as Director- Private Sector Development who brings in nearly 15 years of experience from across Africa and Asia. ‘Richard is highly regarded in the field of private sector development, and he brings strong skills, experience and relationships that make […]
Government think-tank Niti Aayog has hired consultants, including Ernst and Young, McKinsey and Company and Boston Consultancy Group, to provide high quality services for specific and time-bound tasks. “The Niti Aayog hires consultancy services through open competitive bidding,” Minister of State for Planning, Rao Inderjit Singh, said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha […]
The World Bank
NARSS
Conducted to support Government of India’s initiative of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), NARSS accelerated the efforts towards achieving universal sanitation coverage and put focus on safe sanitation. With support from World Bank, NARSS aimed to achieve key sanitation outcomes which were measured through DLIs
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
RANI
Aimed at testing the ability of a norms-based behaviour change intervention to reduce anemia, RANI was a clustered randomised controlled trial.
GE Healthcare and the USAID-supported project ‘PAHAL’ (Partnerships for Affordable Health Access & Longevity) announced today their strategic partnership to address the healthcare needs of underserved communities in India. Terri Bresenham, President and CEO of GE Healthcare’s Sustainable Healthcare Solutions, and L. M. Singh, Project Director, PAHAL, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of […]
Aiming to provide medical care to over 2.5 million urban poor in India, GE Healthcare and project PAHAL (Partnerships for Affordable Health Access and Longevity) on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to address healthcare needs of underserved communities in the country. The partnership will help in use of transformational medical technology, solutions and services to […]
It wasn’t long ago that villages in western Odisha would wear a deserted look for much of the year due to distress migration of adults to other parts of the country in search of livelihood. Tens of thousands of workers would move to states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Delhi and even Kerala to work […]
India is expected to have an urban population of 590 million by 2030 with 68 cities having a population of more than 1 million (India’s Urban Awakening: Building Inclusive Cities, Sustaining Economic Growth, McKinsey Global Institute). In the last few years, India’s focus on the urban sector has undergone a paradigm shift with urban planning […]
India is expected to have an urban population of 590 million by 2030 with 68 cities having a population of more than 1 million (India’s Urban Awakening: Building Inclusive Cities, Sustaining Economic Growth, McKinsey Global Institute). In the last few years, India’s focus on the urban sector has undergone a paradigm shift with urban planning […]
Iconic Tower, Marine Park at Chilika to attract tourists The Tourism Master Plan for Chilika, which has been placed before the State Government, has drawn up massive projects to cash in on the USP of the brackish water lagoon and the ecological resources the region has to offer. A flagship Iconic Tower and Marine Park […]
