Articles

The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School: Inspiring Sustainability and Encouraging Education

In the heart of Jaisalmer, known as the “Golden City” for its remarkable yellow sandstone architecture, lies a revolutionary educational and architectural marvel. The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School stands as a testament to the fusion of visi....

October 11, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Women empowerment , renewable energy , Education , Architecture , Sustainability , Positive Bharat

Kishida Reshuffles Cabinet: Women Empowerment in Focus

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

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In a significant move after his return from the East Asia Summit in Jakarta and G-20 Summit in New Delhi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida undertook the second reshuffle exercise of his Cabinet on 13 September appointing....

September 25, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Women empowerment , India-Japan Relations , Womenomics , Cabinet reshuffle , reactions of Business Inc. , Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Sohrai Painting: Ancient Tribal Art of Jharkhand gaining Popularity

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Positive Bharat

The Sohrai Paintings, an indigenous mural art found near the Hazaribagh region of Jharkhand, have attracted attention nationally and internationally in recent years. These paintings have beautiful motifs depicting geometric shapes, animals, flowers, ....

August 29, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Women empowerment , Jharkhand , Positive Bharat , Sohrai-Khovar paintings , Tribal Art , matrilineal tradition , Isko rick site , National monument , GI tag , Mann ki Baat

Swamitva Yojana: Another Crucial Instrument of Rural Empowerment in India

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Positive Bharat

The Government of India launched the Swamitva Yojana, also known as the "Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas" scheme. With the intention of giving rural property owners legal papers and facilitating the developm....

July 12, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Women empowerment , Panchayat , Drones , Positive Bharat , Survey of India , rural development , land records

Basanti Devi: An Environmentalist and a champion of Women Empowerment

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Positive Bharat

Born in a village of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand in 1958, Basanti Devi’s life was never easy. She got married at the age of twelve, only to become a widow at fourteen. What transpired after that is nothing more than an inspiration for sever....

July 04, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Women empowerment , Environment , Positive Bharat , Kosi movement , deforestation , untouchability , social discrimination , padayatra , mahila mandal , firewood

Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojana

Samir Bhattacharya Positive Bharat

Education of women is essential for a just society as well as for accelerating social transformation. Despite significant progress in reducing the gender gap in education, several obstacles still prevent women in developing nations from building up t....

June 08, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , India , Women empowerment , Africa , Bihar , Education , Zambia , Positive Bharat , cycle scheme , girls’ education

Fresh Challenges for Kishida as Upper House Elections are held on 10 July

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

With less than a year in office, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida now confronts domestic political challenge when the country’s Upper House goes to the polls on 10 July in which his ruling coalition government expects to get a majority, which....

July 06, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Women empowerment , SDF , LDP , Article 9 , Komeito , Fumio Kishida , Upper House , declining birth rate , collective self-defence , Japan-US alliance

Afghanistan

Deadly bus explosion in Kabul kills seven: Police – The Khaama Press

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