Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): Microland Foundation, a dedicated social development arm of Microland Limited, in partnership with Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE) is supporting a cohort of 20 fellows (Microland DigiPreneurs) own and run Digital Kiosks, helping a section of Tumkur's BPL (Below Poverty Line) population find and access suitable government schemes. The nation is moving towards rapid digital transformation, leading to the expansion of opportunities for digital inclusion. The DigiPreneur program fits in with such aspirations and recognizes that the accelerated pace of digital transformation might increase the social exclusion of already vulnerable groups. The DigiPreneur initiative is a comprehensive and holistic way to leave no one behind by leaving no one offline. The program has taken a 'whole-of-government' and a 'whole-of-society' approach to lessen the digital divide and is at a moment of gr
STRICT INSPECTION. Police in Mamasapano, Maguindanao have intensified checkpoint operations following the murder of three family members during a predawn attack in Barangay Mangungkaling Tuesday (August 2, 2022). A couple and their five-year-old daughter were killed in the incident, while a nine-month-old baby was unharmed. (Photo courtesy of Maguindanao PPO) DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Maguindanaon couple and their young daughter in Mamasapano town Tuesday. Maj. Maximiano Gerodias, town police chief, said a group of armed men arrived and strafed the house of Abdulkadir Matuwa, 53, a farmer, at past 1 a.m. in Barangay Mangungkaling. Abdulkadir, his wife Zahera, 32, and their five-year-old daughter, died in the incident, while a nine-month-old baby was unharmed. "The baby was in a hammock and was asleep when the attack happened," Gerodias said in an interview with reporters. "The baby is now with the victims' relatives." Polic
PHILSYS REGISTRATION. Step 2 process involves the validation of supporting documents and biometric captures such as iris scans and fingerprints at the PhilSys registration centers. Over 40 million Filipinos have registered under Step 2 even amid the pandemic. (File photo) MANILA - At least 66,482,398 Filipinos have completed the Step 2 registration process for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project as of Wednesday. The latest data from the Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA) showed that 72.3 percent out of 92 million targets, for this year's PhilSys registration, have provided biometric captures. About 13,859,229 physical Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards have been personalized. The PhilSys project has also assisted 8,023,495 unbanked Filipinos to open an account with the Landbank of the Philippines for free. The PSA has generated PhilSys numbers for 27,553,466 registrants with 11,535,098 PhilID cards have been delivered through the PSA courier partner, Phil
revealed a $28 billion plan to radically cut the number of livestock in the country as it struggles to contain an overload of animal manure. the netherlands is the world s second biggest agricultural exporter but is under pressure to reduce harmful emissions produced by livetsock such as methane. anna holligan reports. dutch beef feeds the planet but it is costing the earth. the country s cattle cause 70% of all methane emissions and the agricultural industry is the netherlands biggest source of nitrogen pollution. geertjian wants his business to be sustainable. i am not a farmer who wants to take down the nature around us. no, i want to farm with nature. i m a farmer with nature so i m the solution, give me some tools so i can be the solution for multiple problems. and that is what we are missing at the moment, the tools. we were the pride