Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 20 (ANI/PNN): PM MITRA Parks are path-breaking efforts to attract large-scale investments and accelerate the pace of exports in the textile Value Chain. Welcoming the announcement of the PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Parks to be set up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Sunil Patwari, Chairman, TEXPROCIL (The Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council) stated that the parks are the need of the hour to attract large scale investments from across the world in the textile sector and will serve as a catalyst in achieving the export target of USD 100 Bn by 2030. With supply chains being realigned in the post - covid era and changing geopolitical alignments reinforcing the "China plus one" policy, India has emerged as a beacon of economic stability attracting the attention of global investors. The PM MITRA scheme will reassure investors regarding the need for single window cle
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): Educate Girls conducted a comprehensive study with mothers, girls and boys from 900+ households across villages of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, to understand how the pandemic impacted the education of girls aged 5-18. Key findings - The increase in the number of hours spent on household chores is greater for adolescent girls (15-18 years). - At the discussions conducted in Uttar Pradesh, roughly 30% of girls who participated were either married or engaged. In Rajasthan, girls in all discussions mentioned that there has been an increase in proposals or interest for their marriage. - 3 out of 4 adolescent girls will continue to carry the burden of household chores even when schools reopen. In November and December 2021, Educate Girls, an Indian non-profit working towards girls' education in rural India, conducted a study with the support from Dalberg International Advisors, with mothers, and over 3,200 girls a