Krishnaa Human Initiatives (KHI), a Citizen Sector Organization organized a seminar in Kolkata on “The Significance of Natural Resource Management in Rural Development”. Eminent speakers from relevant fields including dignitaries from Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Jadavpur University, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda Institute of Bio-technology, Exide Industries etc. participated in the discussion.Prof. Bikash Chandra Sinha, Padma Bhusan, presently…See More

Ensuring a Roof to Every Rural Poor: Indira Awwas YojanaAtul K. Tiwari, Director(M & C), Press Information Bureau, New Delhi.The vision enshrined in the concept of providing a roof to every rural poor, especially those living below the poverty line dates back to 1985 i.e. during the Ninth Five Year Plan, under the ‘Special Action Plan for Social Infrastructure’ when Housing was identified as one of the priority areas which aimed at removing shelterlessness in the rural areas. Considered as…See More

In Bihar, electricity is produced from rice huskBy siliconindia news bureau Wednesday, 07 July 2010, 08:11 ISTMumbai: Many villages in Bihar has literally lifted out of darkness with an uninterrupted, self-sufficient power supply, thanks to Gyanesh Pandey, the promoter of Husk Power Systems that transforms piles of discarded rice husk to light up the villages, reports Manu A B from Rediff Business. Now, around 50,000 villagers in 120 villages across Bihar and 3 villages in Uttar Pradesh have…See More