Opportunity India Desk

Acting on a recent Cabinet decision to empower the boards of the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to privatise, disinvest or close their subsidiaries and sell stakes in joint ventures, the department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) issued a directive according to which Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) will now require to take ...

NDDB Dairy Services (NDS) promotes 20 farmer-owned Milk Producer Companies (MPCs) which has been created by nearly 0.75 million farmers. In these companies, 70 per cent are women including the ownership of 12 MPCs, Meenesh Shah, chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) said. These farmer-owned organisations return up to 85 per cent of consumer money ...

Start-up incubator and accelerator firm ‘India Accelerator’ has partnered with business consulting firm ‘Finolutions LLP’ to introduce a platform for start-ups funding education. The platform is said to have aimed at educating the wealth managers and investors about the benefits of investing in a start-up. It claims to be the first ever such tupe of ...

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ programme for students of classes I to V to ensure complete personality development of a child aligned with the philosophy of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. According to the Ramakrishna Mission, the ‘Awakening’ programme will identify the potential of the children and it is aligned ...

In a recent report by CIEL HR, it was revealed that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, which accounts for generating the largest employment opportunities in India, has recorded a relatively higher rate of women participation in the workforce compared to other industries. The study named employment trends in the MSME sector stated ...

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the government is looking into the industry’s demand to allow 100 per cent work from home (WFH) for those who are working in Special Economic Zones (SEZs). According to the government, this move will increase the employment opportunities in the smaller cities. He said, “We had permitted ...