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Employment In India Grown Faster Than Working-Age Population: World Bank
The report also highlighted a rise in self-employment, particularly among rural workers and women. A growing number of individuals are opting to work for themselves rather than taking on regular jobs.
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Analysis: Why Quacks Survive And Thrive In India
Quacks or jhola chaps are usually known to operate in rural areas or outskirts of towns. That an Unlicensed Medical Practitioner (UMP) could practise as a cardiologist in a large, reputed hospital is unthinkable.
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PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of 44 Projects Worth Rs 3,880 Crore In Varanasi
PM Modi also inaugurated a transit hostel at the police lines and police barracks in Ramnagar and four rural roads.
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All About Longwa: Nagaland's Unique Village Which Lies In Two Countries
The residents of this beautiful village in North India hold dual citizenship.
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7,000 Maharashtra Villages Abolish Discriminatory Customs Against Widows
A tide of social change has gradually risen in Maharashtra's rural belt, with more than 7,000 villages declaring that they have abolished customs and rituals which distress widows and discriminate against them.
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Applications Tied To Body, Man Crawls To Authorities To Highlight Water Shortage
A man from Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district attached several written applications to a string tied to his body and crawled to the divisional commissioner's office to highlight water "shortage" in his village
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Trinamool MP Calls Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan 'Broker', BJP Hits Back
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a "dalal (broker) for the rich" as he slammed the Union government over pending central funds for West Bengal.
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Calculus Group, HRDS India Sign Rs 1,000 Crore Deal To Bring AI Technology To Rural India
Calculus Group, a global technology solutions provider, has signed a Rs 1000 crore Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HRDS (Highrange Rural Development Society) India to drive AI-powered rural development projects.
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India Needs Satellite Internet, Telecom Minister Says in Boost to Elon Musk's Starlink
India needs satellite internet especially in its rural areas, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in an interview in New Delhi Tuesday. The minister’s remarks underscore the solid backing for these services from the Narendra Modi-led government.
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'Weakened': Sonia Gandhi Demands Wage Hike Under Rural Employment Scheme
Sonia Gandhi also demanded to abolish the mandatory Aadhaar-based payment system and the National Mobile Monitoring System.
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Telangana Assembly Passes Bill To Increase Backward Classes Reservation To 42%
The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed two bills to increase the reservation to backward classes to 42 per cent in educational institutions, employment and also elections to rural and urban local bodies.
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Bill Gates Discusses Collaboration In Rural Development With Agri Minister Shivraj Chouhan
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday met Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here and discussed various issues, including agriculture and rural development.
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Jio Partners With SpaceX to Offer Starlink Broadband Internet Services in India
Jio Platforms Limited announced a strategic partnership with SpaceX on Wednesday, a move which will introduce Starlink broadband services in India. The Reliance Industry subsidiary says it will leverage the Elon Musk-owned company’s constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites to provide its customers with high-speed broadband services even in the...
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Airtel Partners Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Bring Starlink Satellite Communications Services to India
Airtel has announced a partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver Starlink’s high-speed internet to its customers in India. This marks the first agreement in the country, pending SpaceX’s authorization to sell Starlink locally. The collaboration aims to offer Starlink equipment in Airtel stores, provide Starlink services to business clien...
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Beaten With Rods, Urinated On: Torture Killing That Forced Minister's Exit
Dhananjay Munde's resignation as Maharashtra minister marks a key milestone in the fallout of a sarpanch's December murder that revealed the chilling underbelly of rural development in the state and the crime-politics nexus that overshadows this
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Employment In India Grown Faster Than Working-Age Population: World Bank
The report also highlighted a rise in self-employment, particularly among rural workers and women. A growing number of individuals are opting to work for themselves rather than taking on regular jobs.
-
Analysis: Why Quacks Survive And Thrive In India
Quacks or jhola chaps are usually known to operate in rural areas or outskirts of towns. That an Unlicensed Medical Practitioner (UMP) could practise as a cardiologist in a large, reputed hospital is unthinkable.
-
PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of 44 Projects Worth Rs 3,880 Crore In Varanasi
PM Modi also inaugurated a transit hostel at the police lines and police barracks in Ramnagar and four rural roads.
-
All About Longwa: Nagaland's Unique Village Which Lies In Two Countries
The residents of this beautiful village in North India hold dual citizenship.
-
7,000 Maharashtra Villages Abolish Discriminatory Customs Against Widows
A tide of social change has gradually risen in Maharashtra's rural belt, with more than 7,000 villages declaring that they have abolished customs and rituals which distress widows and discriminate against them.
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Applications Tied To Body, Man Crawls To Authorities To Highlight Water Shortage
A man from Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district attached several written applications to a string tied to his body and crawled to the divisional commissioner's office to highlight water "shortage" in his village
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Trinamool MP Calls Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan 'Broker', BJP Hits Back
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a "dalal (broker) for the rich" as he slammed the Union government over pending central funds for West Bengal.
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Calculus Group, HRDS India Sign Rs 1,000 Crore Deal To Bring AI Technology To Rural India
Calculus Group, a global technology solutions provider, has signed a Rs 1000 crore Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HRDS (Highrange Rural Development Society) India to drive AI-powered rural development projects.
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India Needs Satellite Internet, Telecom Minister Says in Boost to Elon Musk's Starlink
India needs satellite internet especially in its rural areas, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in an interview in New Delhi Tuesday. The minister’s remarks underscore the solid backing for these services from the Narendra Modi-led government.
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'Weakened': Sonia Gandhi Demands Wage Hike Under Rural Employment Scheme
Sonia Gandhi also demanded to abolish the mandatory Aadhaar-based payment system and the National Mobile Monitoring System.
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Telangana Assembly Passes Bill To Increase Backward Classes Reservation To 42%
The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed two bills to increase the reservation to backward classes to 42 per cent in educational institutions, employment and also elections to rural and urban local bodies.
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Bill Gates Discusses Collaboration In Rural Development With Agri Minister Shivraj Chouhan
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday met Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here and discussed various issues, including agriculture and rural development.
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Jio Partners With SpaceX to Offer Starlink Broadband Internet Services in India
Jio Platforms Limited announced a strategic partnership with SpaceX on Wednesday, a move which will introduce Starlink broadband services in India. The Reliance Industry subsidiary says it will leverage the Elon Musk-owned company’s constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites to provide its customers with high-speed broadband services even in the...
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Airtel Partners Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Bring Starlink Satellite Communications Services to India
Airtel has announced a partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to deliver Starlink’s high-speed internet to its customers in India. This marks the first agreement in the country, pending SpaceX’s authorization to sell Starlink locally. The collaboration aims to offer Starlink equipment in Airtel stores, provide Starlink services to business clien...
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Beaten With Rods, Urinated On: Torture Killing That Forced Minister's Exit
Dhananjay Munde's resignation as Maharashtra minister marks a key milestone in the fallout of a sarpanch's December murder that revealed the chilling underbelly of rural development in the state and the crime-politics nexus that overshadows this
