Pratham

From encouraging women in self-defence to extending marginalised sections with education, nominees for this year’s social change category set a high benchmark in excellence

U GRO Capital, Bank of Baroda launch Rs 1,000-crore MSME co-lending programme 'Pratham'

The loan amount can range between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 2.5 crore, which will be offered at an interest rate starting from 8 percent with a maximum tenure of 120 months.

Can Centre improve quality of government schools?

Through his Teachers‘ Day speech, the PM surely made his intention clear to improve education, but how much can be executed? Experts discuss

'Need to end adverse selection of education entrepreneur'

A topic that has perhaps been on everybody‘s mind is whether For Profit institutions should be permitted at all levels – more importantly in the education sector. Madhav Chavan, activist and founder President of Pratham says "It is not a question of permitting, we have already permitted now it is a matter of legalizing it."

Narayanan Vaghul: The corporate catalyst

For Narayanan Vaghul, giving back to society is, quite simply, a human duty.

Keshub Mahindra's rich legacy continues

Mahindra Chairman Emeritus Keshub Mahindra may have retired, but his legacy continues to steer the company.

Is education deterring India's growth? Experts debate

The latest edition of the venerable Economist, the British-based weekly, has a special India pull out. Its key theme is that India's growth prospects in the coming decade is nowhere near the 10 percent growth that was assumed until recently.In today‘s edition of Indianomics we discuss the issue of education, literacy and employability

`We need Rs 1 lakh crore to skill 500 million Indians'

The National Skill Development Corporation India (NSDC) is a one of its kind Public Private Partnership in India. Its MD and CEO Dilip Chenoy talks to Entrepreneur about the need to fulfill the growing need in India for skilled manpower across sectors.