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Like Smart Cities, India Needs "Smart Villages" Too: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said along with smart cities, India also needs "smart villages".
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New Farm Laws Are An Attack On Soul Of Every Farmer: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday kept up his attack on the central government over the recently enacted farm laws, and said these are a blatant attack on the soul of every farmer and that such legislations "weaken" the country's foundation.
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Man Sells Cow To Buy Smart Phone For Daughter's School Amid Pandemic
In a moving story of parents' sacrifice for their children and the terrible financial position the coronavirus pandemic has landed the poor people in, a man in a village in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district sold his cow to buy a smart phone and pay the school fee of his daughter, ensuring the highly communicable disease does not strip her of the o...
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Saudi Prince's $500 Billion Megacity Shows Signs Of Life
The walls are covered with graffiti in the sleepy fishing village of Khurayba. There are supplications to God, advertisements for vacation rentals and house painters. Near the local school, there's a scribbled plea: "Open the windows of hope and drive out the despair."
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University Of Berkeley To Adopt 100 Meghalaya Villages: Chief Minister
The US-based University of Berkeley will adopt 100 villages in Meghalaya to start a concept of smart villages and address the issue of urban migration due to environmental issues, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said today.
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Arunachal Pradesh Inks Deal To Facilitate Development Of Villages
The Arunchal Pradesh government has inked an agreement with Andhra Pradesh-based Smart Village Movement (SVM) to facilitate technology innovations, research and development in selected villages of the north-eastern state, an official release said.
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Airtel to Setup Broadband Experience Centres in 3 Villages in Partnership With BharatNet
Airtel, in partnership with the Department of Telecom, plans to boost broadband penetration in rural India by piloting Broadband Experience Centres based on BharatNet infrastructure.
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Boy Jumps To Death In Rajasthan Village After Being Denied A Smart Phone
In a tragedy perpetuated by heady consumerism, an 18-year-old boy, upset with his daily wager parents' failure to buy him a high-end smartphone, jumped to death into a 70-ft deep ditch in Parana village of Bundi district today.
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Government To Develop 300 Villages As Growth Centres, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government plans to develop 300 villages across the country as growth centers by creating city like infrastructure, from education and healthcare to digital connectivity.
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300 'Smart' Villages To Be Developed In Gujarat: Anandiben Patel
On 57th Foundation Day, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said her government has decided to make 300 villages across the state self-reliant on the lines of smart cities.
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Decoding Harisal, India's First Soon-To-Be 'Smart Village'
On the state highway to Melghat, you will not find Harisal on milestones or road signs, not even when you are just 10 km away. It comes up suddenly - a cluster of houses, a prominent blue Bank of Maharashtra board, and a fading green sign that says 'Harisal', which is a "medium-sized village" as the 2011 census described it
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Maharashtra to Get 50 Smart Villages By 2016-End
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that he was looking to build 50 smart villages starting with Arinsal by the end of 2016.
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Maharashtra to Have 50 Smart Villages by 2016-End; Microsoft to Help
"Our first such project is the Arinsal village where Microsoft will help us. We are looking to build 50 smart villages by the end of 2016."
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Modi Government's Smart Cities Project Ignored Villages: Akhilesh Yadav
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today claimed that the Modi government's 'Smart Cities' project has ignored villages while his administration in Uttar Pradesh is focusing on "planned development of both rural and urban areas".
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Urges Centre to Advocate 'Smart Villages'
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged the Centre to allocate Rs 5,00,000 crore for developing 'Smart Villages' across the country instead of focusing on 'Smart Cities'.
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Like Smart Cities, India Needs "Smart Villages" Too: Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said along with smart cities, India also needs "smart villages".
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New Farm Laws Are An Attack On Soul Of Every Farmer: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday kept up his attack on the central government over the recently enacted farm laws, and said these are a blatant attack on the soul of every farmer and that such legislations "weaken" the country's foundation.
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Man Sells Cow To Buy Smart Phone For Daughter's School Amid Pandemic
In a moving story of parents' sacrifice for their children and the terrible financial position the coronavirus pandemic has landed the poor people in, a man in a village in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district sold his cow to buy a smart phone and pay the school fee of his daughter, ensuring the highly communicable disease does not strip her of the o...
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Saudi Prince's $500 Billion Megacity Shows Signs Of Life
The walls are covered with graffiti in the sleepy fishing village of Khurayba. There are supplications to God, advertisements for vacation rentals and house painters. Near the local school, there's a scribbled plea: "Open the windows of hope and drive out the despair."
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University Of Berkeley To Adopt 100 Meghalaya Villages: Chief Minister
The US-based University of Berkeley will adopt 100 villages in Meghalaya to start a concept of smart villages and address the issue of urban migration due to environmental issues, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said today.
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Arunachal Pradesh Inks Deal To Facilitate Development Of Villages
The Arunchal Pradesh government has inked an agreement with Andhra Pradesh-based Smart Village Movement (SVM) to facilitate technology innovations, research and development in selected villages of the north-eastern state, an official release said.
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Airtel to Setup Broadband Experience Centres in 3 Villages in Partnership With BharatNet
Airtel, in partnership with the Department of Telecom, plans to boost broadband penetration in rural India by piloting Broadband Experience Centres based on BharatNet infrastructure.
-
Boy Jumps To Death In Rajasthan Village After Being Denied A Smart Phone
In a tragedy perpetuated by heady consumerism, an 18-year-old boy, upset with his daily wager parents' failure to buy him a high-end smartphone, jumped to death into a 70-ft deep ditch in Parana village of Bundi district today.
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Government To Develop 300 Villages As Growth Centres, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government plans to develop 300 villages across the country as growth centers by creating city like infrastructure, from education and healthcare to digital connectivity.
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300 'Smart' Villages To Be Developed In Gujarat: Anandiben Patel
On 57th Foundation Day, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today said her government has decided to make 300 villages across the state self-reliant on the lines of smart cities.
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Decoding Harisal, India's First Soon-To-Be 'Smart Village'
On the state highway to Melghat, you will not find Harisal on milestones or road signs, not even when you are just 10 km away. It comes up suddenly - a cluster of houses, a prominent blue Bank of Maharashtra board, and a fading green sign that says 'Harisal', which is a "medium-sized village" as the 2011 census described it
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Maharashtra to Get 50 Smart Villages By 2016-End
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that he was looking to build 50 smart villages starting with Arinsal by the end of 2016.
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Maharashtra to Have 50 Smart Villages by 2016-End; Microsoft to Help
"Our first such project is the Arinsal village where Microsoft will help us. We are looking to build 50 smart villages by the end of 2016."
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Modi Government's Smart Cities Project Ignored Villages: Akhilesh Yadav
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today claimed that the Modi government's 'Smart Cities' project has ignored villages while his administration in Uttar Pradesh is focusing on "planned development of both rural and urban areas".
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Urges Centre to Advocate 'Smart Villages'
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today urged the Centre to allocate Rs 5,00,000 crore for developing 'Smart Villages' across the country instead of focusing on 'Smart Cities'.
