Wages of 47% rural job scheme workers delayed, reveals data
Most of the workers in MGNREGA, the Centre’s rural job scheme, did not receive timely wages in 2016-17, underlining a challenge for the Narendra Modi […]
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Smart India Hackathon 2017: Narendra Modi calls for youth participation in development; terms democracy, a ‘collective responsibility’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed more than 10,000 engineering students who were participating in Smart India Hackathon 2017 via video conferencing. The 2-days hackathon […]
Govt to rev up farm growth plan with ‘Raftaar’
NEW DELHI: Turning its focus on post-harvest infrastructure, the Centre has planned to completely revamp the existing 10-year-old Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana to take farming […]
Startup India Vs Startup China: The Differences
Fresh from a 2-week long trip to China after interacting closely with various stakeholders in the Chinese startup ecosystem – investors, startups, BAT (-B) and […]
Cabinet nod for CIRDAP centre in India
New Delhi : The Union Cabinet on Friday approved setting up of an establishment of a Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the […]
Meet India’s first transgender sub-inspector K Prithika Yashini
Chennai : In a huge leap for the third gender in India, a 25-year-old K Prithika Yashini has scripted history and has become the first […]
Pollution the biggest barrier against walking in India’s metros, finds survey
Smog and pollution are the top barriers that keep women from walking, while the slow health benefits of walking are what keep men away, found […]
System to monitor rural dev schemes in place: Govt
New Delhi : The government has evolved a comprehensive multi-level and multi-tool system for monitoring implementation of various rural development schemes across the country, Lok […]
Govt plans to make 23 lac rain water harvesting structure
New Delhi : The government is working on a master plan envisaging construction of about 23 lakh artificial recharge and rainwater harvesting structure in rural […]
Proportion of women directors up 180%, but gender diversity lags in India: Survey
Mumbai: Despite government attempts to increase gender diversity in companies, number of women representation in boards is not very encouraging. According to a KPMG survey, […]