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The Inspiring Figures and Stories Behind the Prestigious Smt Janki Devi Bajaj Puruskar The IMC Ladies’ Wing has announced the opening of nominations for the 25 th  Smt.Jankidevi Bajaj Puraskar (award) for 2017. This award felicitates Indian women entrepreneurs for their contribution to rural businesses and entrepreneurial development. I n the year 1992-93, the IMC Ladies’ Wing – under the presidency of Kiran Bajaj – dedicated its programs to the theme, ‘Discover the Entrepreneur in You’. The members of the group worked closely with people in rural India to promote, support and honour the substantial work being done in the field of entrepreneurship. The Ladies’ Wing of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a business and professional women’s organisation with over 2200 members that consists of entrepreneurs, managers, professionals and women from leading business houses. It’s primary mission is to empower women. Mrs. Kiranj Bajaj – Past President, IMC Ladi...

S amstan Zangpo was troubled about his wilting saplings.The 56-year-old farmer from Nang village in Leh district has been planting willow trees for a few years to supplement his farm income and feed his joint family of 14 members. The family grows potatoes, barley, peas and vegetables, besides rearing some livestock. The newly planted saplings had started wilting due to a lack of water. Nang village, in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, is about 30 km from Leh at an altitude of 3780 m above sea level. Agriculture is the primary means of livelihood- potato, barley and peas being the main crops. Ladakh is a cold and arid region where the annual rainfall averages at 100 mm. Water from glacier melt has been the only source of irrigation for 80% of farmers in Ladakh. Only 20% farm by the banks of the Indus River and use river water for irrigation. However, in recent times, snowfall has decreased and become untimely – the impact of climate change. Lower snowfall in the past 3...

A Fresh Crop to a Cold Drink, What’s Making People Smile Around the Country Today! What happened that made you smile today? What happened that made you smile yesterday? What will happen that will make you smile tomorrow?  We all have simple moments that make us smile every day. It could be something as simple as having a delicious meal, being able to share a phone conversation with an old friend or simply being greeted with another smile in the street.  A smile can turn your day around completely, it can make a sad day a happy one, and best of all, it’s always free. Million Smiles  is a campaign to share those simple, everyday moments of happiness and joy.  A campaign to share a million smiles and positive stories from people around the world.  It is an open Facebook community page where anybody can come and upload their photos and images along with a short caption explaining why the person in the photograph is smiling today.  Here are some ...

Meet Alice Garg, Who Has Uplifted Thousands in Rajasthan for Over 45 Years Mrs. Alice Garg Recipient of the Award for Development and Welfare of Women & Children Born : 14th January, 1941 Education: B.A., Diploma in Swedish Language M otivated by a desire to work for the children of socially and economically deprived members of backward communities suffering from abject poverty, Mrs Alice Garg entered social service in 1972 by bringing four destitute children into her home to provide complete emotional and psychological care. She founded the Bal Rashmi Society on 14 November 1972 with the motto “Save Children, Save Generation”. This children’s home gradually increased in size from four to 183 poor, destitute and orphaned children without any discrimination of caste or creed. By her early twenties, she had expanded her activities into the fields of women’s awareness, empowerment, literacy, counselling and legal aid, dowry abolition, stopping infan...

This Rajasthan Couple Helps Underprivileged Students Crack Govt Exams Free of Cost! I n a small village in Rajasthan’s Dausa district, about 55 km from Jaipur, two government school teachers are transforming the lives of students from economically weaker sections, over the last six years. The married couple, Vinod (41) and Seema Meena (39) have been training underprivileged graduates to crack competitive examinations, free of cost and earn government jobs in Rajasthan and across India. Source:  Facebook Inspired by Anand Kumar’s Super 30, the couple’s ‘Nishulk Guidance Classes,’ has helped over 300 underprivileged students secure government jobs in the police, railways, banks and other Staff Selection Commission recruitments from 2011. They run the free coaching classes purely on their salaries and sometimes with help from Vinod’s parents. The couple selects 60 students after a screening process, and they are then trained in subjects like English, mathematics, s...