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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Applications are open for the Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Dialogue 2023-2024 in India to support 50 youth-led social start-ups in accelerating businesses. New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Applications are open for the Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Dialogue 2023-2024 in India to support 50 youth-led social start-ups in accelerating businesses. Interested startups can submit their application under the themes namely: Agriculture Fintech and Insurtech for small and marginal farmers, Innovative solutions for Indigenous groups, tribal communities and Assistive technology and solutions. Some of the startups will also be supported with seed grants. Also Read | Truck on Fire in Bihar: Vehicle Carrying 'Hawan Kund' of Luv-Kush Yatra Catches Blaze in Begusarai, Video Surfaces. Speaking at the launch, Resident Representative a.i. of UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) India Isabelle Tschan said, "India, with its significant youth population, enjoys the advantage of a demographic dividend, with nearly 40% aged between 13 to 35 years. However, to unlock the innovative potential of our youth, we must create opportunities and appropriate support mechanisms. At UNDP, we are committed to enhancing youth's access to opportunities, in partnership with the government, the private sector, and Civil society organizations." Dedicated young entrepreneurs offering solutions that address tangible issues or foster meaningful co-innovation opportunities aged 18-29 are invited to apply. Selected winners and finalists will have the opportunity to participate in an online Springboard Programme to enhance their entrepreneurial and leadership skills. The teams that produce the best results in the programme will be able to showcase their business ideas at the Regional Youth Co:Lab Summit 2024, to be held in June, stated an official press release by NITI Aayog. Also Read | Republic Day 2024: Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory in View of Republic Day Parade Rehearsals; Check Complete Details. Speaking at the event Dr. Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog said "India has 700 million people under 30 yrs of age, and one in five workers across the globe will be Indian in the next twenty years. I see an infectious energy in the Youth Co:Lab's Innovation dialogue and its initiatives which is creating a space for young and ambitious people to come together and form networks dedicated to global welfare through the platform. All the three themes of this year's Youth Co:Lab have seen significant advancements over the past few years in India. AIM is also working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for creating a platform to support agri based start-ups. Similarly we are on the way to having many affordable and unique solutions in the Assistive Technology space. We in Atal Innovation Mission are helping in building India's first Assistive Tech Incubator in Bengaluru. I firmly believe that some of the major solutions to our sustainable development aspirations will come from communities and Youth Co:Lab is a great initiative towards that objective." Co-created in 2017 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Citi Foundation, Youth Co: Lab aims to establish a common agenda for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to empower and invest in youth so that they can accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. (ANI) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

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Kathmandu [Nepal], January 13 (ANI): Restless hands, boiling lumps of sugar, and its aroma always linger in the air around the ancient city of Tokha these days, as it has been the sole supplier of the molasses locally called "Chaku" for years. Workers preparing molasses this year are under pressure to maintain the supply of enough "Chaku" in the market, as they had relatively less time to prepare and dispatch it to the market. Demand for the confectionary has already risen in the market with the arrival of Maghe Sankranti, the festival of Chaku. Also Read | Japan: Crack Found on Cockpit Window of ANA Boeing 737-800 Aircraft Mid-Air, Plane Safely Lands at Sapporo-New Chitose Airport. Buddha Shrestha, an entrepreneur at Tokha, told ANI, "Demands for Chaku (molasses) are rising year by year. The season is quite short this year, because of which we fear that we won't be able to tap into the supply as per demand. We are making efforts to pump on enough produce for the market but we are not able to supply enough amount of Chaku as per the demand of the market." Shrestha added that the production of Chaku in the ancient town started late by about 10 days this year in comparison to the previous ones. Also Read | UK Shocker: Mother, Her Ex-Partner Kill 18-Month-Old Boy in 'Cruel and Brutal' Attack, Jailed For Life. "In previous years we used to start producing Chaku in high volume from mid-November but this year we started late from the first week of December. The demand of Chaku increases when the Newa: a community of Kathmandu Valley devour themselves celebrating Yo:mari Punhi and the festival as per the lunar calendar started late which gave us a window of 19 days to prepare enough Chaku for the Maghe Sakranti. In the earlier years we used to have about a month to prepare and supply enough to the market but this year the season is short which has resulted in low supply," Shrestha explained. The Newa, a community of Kathmandu valley consume a high volume of Chaku- confectionery made from concentrated sugarcane juice, jaggery, ghee and nuts which holds significance on the Maghe Sankranti- the first day of the 10th month as per the Lunar calendar. This process involves melting jaggery, stirring it continuously and then cooling it in clay pots. It is then whipped, slapped, and stretched until it turns dark brown. The confectionery is then weighed, topped with nuts, and packaged. The whole process takes two to three hours. "Consuming Chaku would regulate body temperature. It increases warmth in a person's body as well as plays a role in producing milk for breastfeeding. Women can take benefit through its consumption," Rahul Shrestha, another entrepreneur briefed about its major health benefit. As many as 1100 grams of sugar lumps, 'Bheli', are needed to prepare one kilogram of molasses and the producers only can make a profit of Rs 15-20 through the sales. The business of making molasses is seasonal and functions full-fledged for 2 months in a year. The rest of the time entrepreneurs...