Delhi-Mumbai expressway new route to save Rs 16,000 crore: Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government has planned a new road alignment for the Delhi-Mumbai expressway that connects some of the most […]
Rural Development
13,500 villages in India don’t have schools
By Pushkar Banakar Even as the Centre pushes for universal education through various schemes, around 13,000 villages are yet to get a school. NEW DELHI: Even […]
9 percent of all abortions are following sex selection in India, says IDF, asks India to focus on women’s health
By Swagata Yadavar New Delhi: Abortion was legalised in India almost half a century ago, yet unsafe abortions — performed in unhygienic conditions by untrained providers — […]
‘Government Is Preparing The Ground For Decline Of Rural Jobs Programme’
By Shreehari Paliath Mumbai: In the budget for 2018-19, the government allocated the largest sum for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the world’s largest […]
Growth at 8.2%, Yet All Is Not Well in India’s Unorganised Sector
By Arun Kumar The way we estimate growth in the unorganised sector should have changed after demonetisation, but it didn’t. The assumptions of the old methodology […]
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee forms committee to ensure smooth formation of panchayat boards
According to sources, the committee will also ensure that the process of panchayat board formation, which so far has been marred by violence, is carried […]
Pranab: Committed to rural development
Gurugram: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated projects in two Gurugram villages adopted under the Smartgram Yojana by his foundation in 2016. “The aim […]
Centre banks on post offices to reach rural masses
By S.M. Shahbaz Mayor Sita Sahu first account-holder at India post Payments bank’s city branch Patna: Mayor Sita Sahu on Saturday became the first account-holder at India […]
Every paisa reaches poor: PM
Jujwa (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said every paisa of every rupee released by his government reaches the poor as there is no place […]
KfW Signs €200 Million Loan To Promote Renewable Energy In Rural India
By Joshua S Hill German developmental bank KfW last week signed a €200 million loan agreement with India’s state-owned Rural Electrification Corporation to support the development […]