Thursday, October 29, 2009
Too little developmental work in remote areas of the country
There has been too little developmental work in remote areas of the country and as a result a large number of people feel alienated, which has given rise to a number of menaces.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Rural Technical Education
BPL students in six states to get IT training at Panchayat level from IGNOU and local employment
IGNOU is starting programmes to educate and train youths from below poverty line families in tribal areas of six states early next year. After clearing the certificate or diploma courses, mostly on Information Technology, employment will be provided to trainees.
The Certificate Programmes are for six months each, the Diploma Courses will be for one year. The programmes will be conducted through a Common Service Centre (CSC) in each village panchayat of the six states - Orissa, MP, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
All programmes will be carried out online from application to certification stages. For this, the process is on for hiring services of trained teachers from nearby areas to teach and guide the IGNOU students in every village panchayat.
The successful students will be employed in various industries in East Zone of India. Initially, the programmes will be run from a hired house until the construction of the Regional Institute for Vocational Education and Training for East Zone (RIVET-EZ), gets completed and handed over to IGNOU. The RIVET-EZ is part of development programmes of IGNOU through education and training to the grassroots.
For the North East states, a RIVET-type IGNOU Institute of Vocational Education and Training (IIVET) is already functioning at Shillong, Meghalaya. Four more RIVETS will be set up soon for other zones of the country.
IGNOU is starting programmes to educate and train youths from below poverty line families in tribal areas of six states early next year. After clearing the certificate or diploma courses, mostly on Information Technology, employment will be provided to trainees.
The Certificate Programmes are for six months each, the Diploma Courses will be for one year. The programmes will be conducted through a Common Service Centre (CSC) in each village panchayat of the six states - Orissa, MP, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
All programmes will be carried out online from application to certification stages. For this, the process is on for hiring services of trained teachers from nearby areas to teach and guide the IGNOU students in every village panchayat.
The successful students will be employed in various industries in East Zone of India. Initially, the programmes will be run from a hired house until the construction of the Regional Institute for Vocational Education and Training for East Zone (RIVET-EZ), gets completed and handed over to IGNOU. The RIVET-EZ is part of development programmes of IGNOU through education and training to the grassroots.
For the North East states, a RIVET-type IGNOU Institute of Vocational Education and Training (IIVET) is already functioning at Shillong, Meghalaya. Four more RIVETS will be set up soon for other zones of the country.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saurshakti: Solar Power Lights Up even Hawker Shops
The kerosene and petromax lamps at hawker shops had been in our streets during evenings for years now। They had been a hawker’s basic necessity for their shops. A hawker had to spend around 250-300 rupees every month for these lights? Parting with this big chunk of money from the handful that he earned became quite a burden। Accolades to Saurshakti, who understood this difficulty faced by the hawkers and came up with a fine solution – replacing the fuel lamps with solar power.
Saurshakti is an organization which was born with a novel idea of providing ‘energy for all’ through renewable energy. Saurshakti aims to serve every village, town and city in India with efficient energy solutions. With its vision in mind, Saurshakti initiated the project to support villagers and street hawkers with their lanterns। The main aim of the project is to completely eliminate the recurring fuel expenditure. Moreover, there are environmental benefits attached to solar energy। Also, the user gets to work in a fume free environment।
The first step towards energy efficiency was Saurshakti's solar lantern project in Delhi. Over 100 hawkers have opted for Saurshakti's lanterns which have given them a breather with their expenses. The brighter solar lamps have enlivened their surroundings, gotten rid of the risk of health hazards and brightened the faces of the hawkers.
Replicating the success and spreading awareness across the country is a big task in the hands of Saurshakti now. The equipment is priced around 2000 rupees. The lanterns can easily serve the users for almost 15 years.
Saurshakti is an organization which was born with a novel idea of providing ‘energy for all’ through renewable energy. Saurshakti aims to serve every village, town and city in India with efficient energy solutions. With its vision in mind, Saurshakti initiated the project to support villagers and street hawkers with their lanterns। The main aim of the project is to completely eliminate the recurring fuel expenditure. Moreover, there are environmental benefits attached to solar energy। Also, the user gets to work in a fume free environment।
The first step towards energy efficiency was Saurshakti's solar lantern project in Delhi. Over 100 hawkers have opted for Saurshakti's lanterns which have given them a breather with their expenses. The brighter solar lamps have enlivened their surroundings, gotten rid of the risk of health hazards and brightened the faces of the hawkers.
Replicating the success and spreading awareness across the country is a big task in the hands of Saurshakti now. The equipment is priced around 2000 rupees. The lanterns can easily serve the users for almost 15 years.
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