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Infant mortality to be reduced by 10 % by 2022: Rakesh Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development

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Infant mortality to be reduced by 10 % by 2022: Rakesh Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development I Assocham.tv The government aims to reduce infant mortality by 10% by 2022 stated the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development - Rakesh Srivastava . He was speaking to Digital ASSOCHAM on the sidelines of ASSOCHAM's 2nd Conference on Women at Workplace in New Delhi. The secretary stated that the government had reassessed its approach towards tackling the approach. He also spoke of a provision to protect Indian women that are stuck in abusive marriages with NRIs.

ASSOCHAM committed to propagation of Yoga I Assocham.tv

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ASSOCHAM committed to propagation of Yoga India’s oldest apex trade chamber ASSOCHAM has been unceasing in its efforts to promote Yoga.  A recent paper authored by the ASSOCHAM Social Development Foundation revealed that India faces a shortage of over three lakh yoga instructors. This is just the latest step, in a long association that has seen some of the leading practitioners of Yoga including the renowned Baba Ramdev participating in ASSOCHAM activities.    The chamber has long recognized the temporal and tangible benefits of Yoga and has gone out of its way to encourage Yoga as a panacea to the problems of modern society. ASSOCHAM Events have routinely brought Yoga to the world’s attention, as a path to self-realization and truth. The chamber has been unequivocal in its advocacy of Yoga and Yogic practices for the realization of personal, social, economic, political and spiritual benefits. As India’s leading industry body, ASSOCHAM is committed to the pr

Yoga can be immensely beneficial to corporate sector: P. K. Sandell

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Yoga can be immensely beneficial to corporate sector: P. K. Sandell On the occasion of the International Yoga Day, Digital ASSOCHAM had the privilege to meet the Chairman of the Joint Yoga Committee for ASSOCHAM and Ph.D. Chamber of Commerce - Dr. P. K. Sandell.  Yoga can be the answer to many of the problems faced by the different echelons of Industry in India stated Dr. Sandell. It is cheap and accessible and does not require any material input, he added. Dr. Sandell also talked about the origins of Yoga and the initiatives that ASSOCHAM is undertaking for the propagation of Yoga.