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Supporting social businesses from rural India
Posted on 11 Nov, 2022 09:03 AMNSRCEL- the innovation and entrepreneurship hub of IIM Bangalore, has signed an MoU with Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru (YSBFB), the pioneers in social business financing and scaling.
![YSB’s mission is to promote social business as a sustainable alternative to long-term aid, bridging the gap between business and philanthropy (Image: YSB website)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/yunus.jpg?itok=ZQYGTdow)
Children demand ecological rights ahead of COP-27
Posted on 07 Nov, 2022 12:51 PMAhead of the Conference on Climate Change COP 27 at Egypt, PRATYeK, a registered organization with UN ECOSOC status, known for its national child led-advocacy initiative NINEISMINE, hosted an online event NO COP OUT on November 4 and 5, along with coalition partner
![Millions of children face the brunt of climate change in their day to day lives. There Is No Planet B (Image: Blaine O'Neill; Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/4201801271_79c2ee10d2_k.jpg?itok=theeKzca)
Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
Posted on 06 Nov, 2022 06:57 PMOn October 25 2022, UNICEF released a report titled "The Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives: Protecting Children from Escalating Impacts of Heatwaves".
![Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/You_will_die_of_old_age%2C_our_children_will_die_of_climate_change_-_Melbourne_climate_strike_-_IMG_4068_%2840419636433%29.jpg?itok=fH-c115D)
Wheat sowing dates influences yields in Eastern Gangetic Plains
Posted on 02 Nov, 2022 07:51 PMWheat is a principal crop staple in South Asia with current cultivation extending across 36.1 million ha; around 73% of this area is in India where wheat provides approximately 21% of the aggregate food energy and 17% o
![Greater adjustments to the annual cropping calendar are anticipated to increase wheat yield potential by an average of 0.84 t/ha (Image: Pixnio)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/PIXNIO-1807675-1200x900.jpg?itok=Skk6Ts8P)
Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 10:59 AMAs the Covid-19 pandemic fades from media headlines and public consciousness, it is important to ensure that lessons learned are not forgotten.
![MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/nrega.jpg?itok=807rXeT3)
Lack of data professionals in the impact sector
Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 09:08 AMArthan, a social enterprise, recently organized a Fireside Chat Session - Data Talent for Social Good to bridge the awareness gap of the lack of data professionals in the impact sector.
![There is a need to integrate data science into the existing education system (Image: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, Public Domain Pictures)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/data.jpg?itok=CFg99y21)
Workshop: Biosand Water Filter (JalKalp) Technology
Posted on 13 Oct, 2022 06:49 PMAbout the workshop
Harnessing energy from wind
Posted on 20 Sep, 2022 10:58 PMIndia’s ever-increasing energy demand is putting a heavy load on energy generating agencies. Shifting towards renewable energy entails a series of judicious steps in consultation with the government bodies, energy developers, market valuation, and consumers.
![Over 23% of India's energy production comes through renewable energy sources (Image: Eric Wilde, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/wind.jpg?itok=xSnaImCI)
Renewable energy sector financing must go up to $600bn to meet 2030 goals
Posted on 20 Sep, 2022 08:16 PMIndia is amidst a monumental energy transition—with global consequences. India's population is primed to continuously grow, industrialize, urbanize, and electrify their lives.
![RE tariffs will be determined by PV module costs and financing costs. (Image: ODT, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp-images/lead_0_0.jpg?itok=LLfaA3MV)