The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) among adults is reported to be 3- 4% and 8 – 10% in rural and urban areas respectively. The prevalence of CHD has increased considerably in India, in the last few decades. It ...

Bangladesh is a country of enormous possibility. But, even after that, majority of its people have to live in poverty, malnutrition, unemployment, superstition and many other forms of deprivation. Development workers, ...

Bangladesh has made some great strides in promoting gender equality in the education sector by managing to close the gender gap in gross and net enrolment ratios in primary and secondary education. However, this success ...

India has the third largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS. As per HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2008-09, there are an estimated 23.9 lakh people living with HIV/AIDS in India in 2009. Currently nearly 9.6 lakh patients ...

Open & Distance Education System plays a major role in supporting and empowering the weaker sections of Indian Society. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) is a mega University from Western India having ...

Technicians working in the field rarely get the opportunity to upgrade their knowledge and skills through trainings, workshops, symposiums or courses due to their working conditions. It has been observed that potential of ...

In India, micro credit has been working largely through self-help groups (SHG), predominated by women. However, microfinance and skill building through micro-entrepreneurship education of rural poor are big challenges to ...

With the rapid changes in the global economic environment, every firm or business enterprise is facing competitiveness from the local and global rivals. To cope with the local and global changes and competitiveness, the ...

Skills acquisition is vital for any economy to compete and grow, particularly in an era of economic and technological change. Skill needs are widespread in most developing countries , including India . Skill needs are not ...

Bangladesh Open University has been offering a certificate programme on fisheries namely Certificate in Pisciculture and Fish Processing (CPFP) through its School of Agriculture and Rural Development from January 1998, ...