Six day business accelerator programme to help SC/ST entrepreneurs flourish AT IIM Sambalpur

Last week Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sambalpur, organized a six day business accelerator programme for SC/ST entrepreneurs with the support of the national SC/ST hub, ministry of MSME. The programme was one of the initiatives through which a vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem was being built. It was aimed primarily at capacity development and creating opportunities for SC/ST entrepreneurs to acquire business, financial, and digital skills in order to thrive and thus contribute to the achievement of the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 along with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The inaugural batch of the business accelerator programme comprised 25 participants from the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra.

As many as 25 participants from Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra, were involved in the maiden batch of the business accelerator programme.

IIM Sambalpur director Mahadeo Jaiswal said the institute’s vision was to nurture responsible leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset. He added that entrepreneurship is not just about creating wealth for oneself but about creating value for society, the nation and the planet. The second cohort of the programme will commence in Feb, offering a 72-hour hybrid learning experience through virtual weekend sessions and a six-day on-campus module at IIM-Sambalpur.

St Xavier’s now in Cuttack

St Xavier’s High School was inaugurated on the premises of the historic Christ Collegiate School at Mission Road in Cuttack on Jan 23. The school will follow CBSE curriculum and in its first phase, will offer classes from Bal Vatika (pre-primary) to Class VIII, with gradual expansion planned in the coming years. It is being developed under a long-term 50-year agreement with the Cuttack Christian Education Board.

During the inauguration, a 7, ft, tall statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was unveiled, and educationist Anand Kumar of Super 30 fame made a speech to the students, highlighting the importance of value based education. Situated in a historic and central location, the school intends to establish a lively and caring atmosphere for learning.

Seminar on tribal incomes

The PG department of anthropology at Fakir Mohan University recently organised a two, day national seminar on Tradition, Transformation and Development.

The seminar was about the new problems in the livelihoods of tribal and indigenous communities due to the fast technological, socio, economic and cultural changes in the 21st century. It was an interdisciplinary forum for scholars from anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, environmental sciences, health and nutrition to discuss the sustainable and inclusive development of the future.