The Challenges of Skill Development in India by Kajari MUKHERJEE, Siddhartha K. RASTOGI

“…India’s demographic dividend has been a matter of anticipation, aspirations, and ridicule, all at the same time. The government of India has been trying hard for over a decade now to enhance the skill level of this demographic bulge. …”
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The recognition of Sowa Rigpa in India by Stephan Kloos

“…In 2010, the Government of India officially recognized Tibetan medicine as an ‘Indian system of medicine’ called ‘Sowa Rigpa’. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Attitude of Agripreneurs towards Agri-clinics and Agribusiness Centres (ACABC) Scheme in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh by Santhosh Reddy Dumpala, Allan Thomas

“…Agri-clinics and Agribusiness Centres (ACABC) scheme is a credit linked subsidy based scheme for setting up ‘agriventure’ by trained agricultural graduates launched by Government of India to strengthen public extension system, technology transfer and to augment employment in rural areas. …”
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A structural equations approach to policy evaluation: Case study of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme by Sarabjeet Dhody Natesan, Rahul Ratnakar Marathe

“…It is based on 311 responses from the mid-level implementers of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the flagship welfare programme of the Government of India.Our research documents administrative and governance factors, strategic communication, planning, resources, well-defined networks and demographics of the implementers as critical to policy implementation. …”
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Las microfinanzas como mecanismo para la reducción de la pobreza en India by Sabrina Victoria Olivera

“…The aim of this article is to explore domestic implications of those schemes and analyze some public policies implemented by the government of India, to conclude in which way they were efficient in terms of poverty alleviation. …”
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Japan’s Ancient Indic Heritage: A Review of “'Hindu Deities Worshipped in Japan'” by Benoy K. Behl: Text and photographs by Benoy K. Behl, with an essay on ‘The Japanese Perspectiv... by Amita Kini-Singh

“…This book was published based on the research output of a photographic exhibition of the same name that the author produced for the Japan Foundation, New Delhi and on a film titled “Indian Deities Worshipped in Japan” also produced by the author for the External Publicity Division of The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.…”
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Positioning Sowa Rigpa in India by Calum Blaikie

“…The years leading up to the recognition of Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine) by the Government of India in 2010 saw unprecedented interaction between various branches of the tradition and the state apparatus. …”
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Will the Green Credit Programme Incentivize Positive Environmental Actions? by Surender Kumar

“… The Government of India has launched the Green Credit Programme (GCP)—a market-based voluntary programme—to enhance energy and resource-use efficiency, foster conservation of resources, mitigate climate change, and strengthen adaptive capacity. …”
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Yoga as Adjunct Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Abhijit Dutta, Aruchunan Mooventhan, L. Nivethitha

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Financial Inclusion through Mgnregs in Virudhunagar District by Rifaya Meera, Kaleeswaran P.

“…To provide greater financial inclusion, the Government of India in 2008 declared that wage payments, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme be made through banks and post offices. …”
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Applicability of near-miss tools to address maternal mortality by Dhanak Kanwar, Ravleen Kaur Bakshi, Mahendra Singh, Nandita Sharma, Sabiha Sadiq, Pradeep Aggarwal

“…The aim of this research article was to compare various standardized tools to address MNM, namely, the World Health Organization MNM tool, The Government of India's facility-based MNM review tool, etc.…”
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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through decentralisation and the role of local governments: a systematic review by Joydeep Guha, Bhaskar Chakrabarti

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Visual function assessment, ocular examination, and intervention in children with developmental delay: A systematic approach - Part 2 by Deiva Jayaraman, Namita Jacob, Meenakshi Swaminathan

“…Despite initiatives from Government of India, early intervention for these children remains a challenge across the country due to lack of trained professionals and appropriate resources. …”
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India epidemic intelligence service: Advocating for a unique mentor-based epidemiology training program by Jai Prakash Narain

“…To strengthen epidemiological capacity in the country, the Government of India in 2012 initiated a unique, competency-based training in epidemiology. …”
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State-Owned Enterprises in India: Restructuring and Growth by Sushil Khanna

“…This article looks at the political economy of SOE reforms, their partial privatization and restructuring, with enhanced autonomy as the key factors that have shaped a more dynamic SOE sector, at least amongst those controlled by the central government. As India moved to market-based prices and incentives, and better contract enforcements, central government SOEs (CSOEs) have substantially enhanced their profitability, investments and growth. …”
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Dual-Purpose CuFe2O4‑rGO-Based Nanocomposite for Asymmetric Flexible Supercapacitors and Catalytic Reduction of Nitroaromatic Derivatives by Priyanka Makkar, Debika Gogoi, Debmalya Roy, Narendra Nath Ghosh

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Some interesting observations regarding TB patient management from a rural area of Madhya Pradesh: TB case series by Akash Ranjan Singh, Abhijit Pakhare, Ashish Chauhan, Abhishek Singh

“…Despite many serious efforts, tuberculosis (TB) is still a recognized public health problem. The Government of India has adopted the Directly Observed Treatment, Short-Course (DOTS) strategy for the entire country through the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) for the treatment of TB. …”
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Migrant remittances and dutch disease: evidence from India by Muhammad Faheem, Mohamed Azali, Lee Chin

“…The study recommends that the government of India would implement and design the policies for the diversification of remittances flow toward priority areas of investment.…”

Health awareness and youth: A study on the impact of visual and caption in the cigarette packets on youth by Ramdas, Deepthi, Balasubramanian, Arumugam

“…In recent times smoking has been considered as a synonym of youth.The Government of India has taken initiative to create awareness about the health consequences of smoking.The image on the cigarette packets to gorier and disturbing pictures is an example for the same.In this paper the researchers analyzed the impact of the warning caption and image on the cigarette packets on the youth.Based on survey method and focus group discussion it was found that the warning captions and visuals are not communicating the message in an appropriate way.…”
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Phytomedicine in the Treatment of Cancer: A Health Technology Assessment by Tanushree Chaudhary, Akriti Chahar, Jitendar Kumar Sharma, Kirandeep Kaur, Amit Dang

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