The World Bank has approved a $225.5 million project aimed at improving forest management and enhancing forest-based value chains across over 400 villages in Tripura and Nagaland, benefiting more than 700,000 people.
World Bank will partner with Samagra Shiksha, Assam (SSA) in a project titled “Supporting School Education in Assam” to foster a set of leader schools by implementing systemic changes recommended by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The Sikkim Integrated Service Provision and Innovation for Reviving Economies Program (INSPIRES), supported by the World Bank, aims to transition the state's economy from traditional farming to emerging sectors such as IT/ITeS, tourism (including homestays and farm stays), creative design, environmental conservation, and the care economy.
It said the project has emerged as a model of natural resource management (NRM) development in villages with an effective convergence with flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) initiatives, wherein 60% of the allocated budget is mandatory to be spent on NRM activities.
In Meghalaya, school dropout, early marriage and teenage pregnancy, low youth employment and high inactivity rates, mental health issues and drug abuse are some important challenges faced by adolescents and youth.
The Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), Pyniaid Sing Syiem, has emphasized his concerns about preventing another site from becoming a dumping ground like Marten, or another river suffering the fate of Umkhrah River or Umshyrpi River.
Shillong, Oct 9: Sombar salo, World Bank-ni official-rang baksa Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC)-ni Executive Committee (EC) tom•e chanchirimangaha. Ia tom•anio mongsonggipa chanchirimaniara,...
Deputy CM in charge of PWD Tynsong, Prestone Tynsong, on Thursday, in response to Dr. Mizanur Rahman Kazi during question hour, informed that the Agia-Medhipara-Phulbari-Tura Road is motorable.
