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Access to higher education opened up avenues for more women workforce in decent employment contributing to the national economy. Government policies/schemes played a significant role in improving this significant indicator of women empowerment. This access also had an impact on their enrolment and choice of subjects but was accompanied by several challenges. More women in higher education were not accompanied by increase in employment for women, and have remained vastly inadequate. This is evident from the declining workforce participation rate for women in the country. This article attempts to analyze this disconnect or mismatch between higher education and employment for women despite phenomenal improvements in their access to higher education in India especially in the urban context. It highlights the key reasons pertaining to this disconnect and emphasizes that the quest of women's declining employment can only be resolved by plugging the gap between higher education and employment for women in future.

The agricultural policy and science, which deals with the water quality in the states of Punjab and Haryana in India, is presented. Several case studies, tests on soil and scientific research evidences are illustrated.

Azospirillum bio-fertilisers as a source of nutrients bring multifarious advantages for the poor farmers including affordability, environmental safety and sustainability of agriculture systems. Researchers, manufacturers and farmers have also benefited from this bio-innovation. An innovation systems approach has been used for analysing organisations along with the institutions and policies specific to this bio-innovation to understand their poverty alleviation focus. The main research question explored was: In what way do the poor participate and how their needs are expressed and represented in policies and programmes for bio-fertilisers? Though, Azospirillum bio-innovation system is very vibrant with diverse actors and linkages, poverty focus did not get reflected in the agenda of these actors and organisations. This paper while analysing the Azospirillum bio-innovation system brings out positive lessons from some local efforts in the State which can be helpful in bringing a pro-poor focus to the public sector R&D in the State. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on a training course "Empowering Women through Family Planning and Economic Development Interventions" held on May 15-19, 2017 in Bali, Indonesia. Topics discussed includes repositioning of family planning as a health and development issue, government programs providing training and skill improvement for the midwives, and establishing partnerships to increase participation of couples of child-bearing age.

Information about several topics discussed at the International Nitrogen Conference held December 3-7, 2010 organized by the Indian Nitrogen Group on nitrogen management for sustainable development is presented. Topics include nitrogen in food security, energy security and industry and management of reactive nitrogen. The symposium featured several delegates including Satish Chander, Shailesh Nayak and N. Raghuram.

Information about the World Day to Combat Desertification by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), held on June 17, 2008 in India is presented. The convention aimed to bring concerned professionals together and promote the cause of Professional Alliance for Conservation Agriculture (PACA). Sanjeev Vasudev welcomed the delegates on behalf of PACA during the opening session while R. B. Singh talked about reforms in agriculture to meet the needs of climate change.