rural india

Bareilly (UP), March 31 A shortage of LPG cylinders over the past few weeks has forced residents in Bareilly to scramble for old kerosene stoves and lanterns, many of which have long disappeared from households as fuel use patterns changed.With the government directing ration shops to supply...

New Delhi, March 29 – Addressing his monthly radio program 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted various water conservation efforts being undertaken by people across the nation as the summer season approaches.Speaking during the 132nd episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', PM...

Ranchi, March 27 A couple is alleged to have drowned in a well in Giridih, Jharkhand, according to police on Friday.The deceased have been identified as Rajendra Murmu (35) and his wife, Parvati Murmu (32). The incident occurred in Govindpura village, under the Gandey police station limits, on...

New Delhi, March 24 The government has generated over 9.20 crore unique Farmer IDs in 19 states under the AgriStack Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) project, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.As of March 19, the maximum number of Farmer IDs were generated in Uttar Pradesh (1.99 crore)...

New Delhi, March 23 Svatantra Microfin Pvt Ltd announced on Monday that it has completed its merger with Chaitanya India Fin Credit Pvt Ltd (CIFCPL) and Svatantra Holding Pvt Ltd following approval from the NCLT.The approval for the amalgamation was granted by the National Company Law Tribunal...

Bhopal, March 15 Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has inaugurated the country's first Samriddhi Centre at Umri village in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, aimed at providing healthcare, education, banking, and agricultural services under one roof, officials said.The initiative...

Sahibganj (Jharkhand), March 14 Farmers in Jharkhand who have benefited from the central government's flagship 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)' scheme thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for enabling them to receive financial assistance and engage in farming without relying on...

Mumbai, March 14 Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker said that his movie “Lagaan” was not inspired by Dilip Kumar’s “Naya Daur”, and that it rather shares its DNA with the popular Asterix comics.The period sports-drama, which deals with themes of hope, courage, and fighting injustice, revolves around...

Sagar (MP), March 12 A 28-year-old woman, reportedly abandoned by her husband, allegedly killed her four young daughters by throwing them into a well and then committed suicide in a village in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday.The four sisters, aged between five...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 12 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has urged the central government to clear the outstanding payments for work completed under the Jal Jeevan Mission.Vadra, the Congress MP from the Wayanad parliamentary constituency, has written to Union Minister of Jal Shakti C...

New Delhi, March 10 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028, with an enhanced outlay of ₹8.7 lakh crore for the rural drinking water supply project. This project will now shift its focus from infrastructure creation to service delivery...

The Rajya Sabha has initiated a discussion on the functioning of the Ministry of Rural Development. Initiating the discussion, BJP MP K. Laxman stated that the VB G RAM G Bill has improved the lives of people in villages. He praised it for being a very transparent scheme. He highlighted that...

New Delhi, March 10 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028, with an enhanced budget of Rs 8.7 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.The project, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, aims to provide safe and...

Chandigarh, March 10 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the wedding ceremony of a farmer's daughter in Madina village in Haryana's Sonipat on Tuesday.According to the Congress, Gandhi first met the farmer, Sanjay, during an impromptu stop in Madina village in 2023 and listened to stories of...

Ranchi, March 8 On the occasion of International Women's Day, Tokyo-based NOBA official Vikash Ranjan emphasized on Sunday that true empowerment begins when society supports girls in their most basic needs, including menstrual hygiene.The Netarhat Old Boys' Association - Global Social...

Shillong, March 3 Industrialist Anand Mahindra has praised the Mawlynnong village in Meghalaya as a model for community-led commitment to cleanliness.Located 90 km southwest of Shillong, Mawlynnong gained national and international attention in 2003 after being described as "Asia's cleanest...

New Delhi, February 18: Achieving the ambitious goal of 6 crore 'Lakhpati Didi's' would require connecting at least 10 crore women to the various financial inclusion initiatives of the Ministry of Rural Development, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday.He...

New Delhi, February 17 MeitY Secretary S Krishnan, who is himself a registered farmer, called on Tuesday for the use of artificial intelligence to bridge the information gap in agriculture, saying that the old extension network has broken down and the focus has shifted to channeling inputs...

New Delhi, February 16 Supreme Court Judge Justice Vikram Nath inaugurated the National Legal Services Authority's project aimed at strengthening grassroots dispute resolution and reducing litigation in rural India on Monday.The initiative, titled "Community Mediation: Towards a...