rural India

• Agri Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy Joins Palle Nidra Programme to Support Rural Communities

  Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy introduced the Palle Nidra programme as a part of his people-to-people association in rural areas to recognize their problems and fix them then and there.…

• Giriraj Singh Launches ‘Captive Employment’ Initiative Under DDU-GKY, Paves Way for Skilling Rural Poor Youth

  Giriraj Singh emphasized that the Captive Employer programme will bridge the gap between job seekers and job providers. The Minister welcomed comments from participating employers to make improvements to the said arrangement to make it more rewarding and effective.…

• Ayush Ministry & Ministry of Rural Devt Signs MoU for Skilling of Rural Youth & Empowering Women

  The Ministries of Ayush and Rural Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 16 to team up in developing skilled personnel for the Ayush healthcare system by training rural poor youth and women under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY).…

• Govt Approves ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ for Comprehensive Development of Border Villages

  Through the development of a District Convergence Plan, the Vibrant Villages Programme aims to bring together existing Central and State government schemes.…

• Severe Heat & Declining Crop Prices to Hinder Rural Recovery

  Crops that are currently under cultivation could be impacted, as there could be lower yields if temperatures rise further…

• "Government Gives High Priority to Districts with Rural or Semi-Rural Areas": Jitendra Singh

  Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated on Wednesday that the Narendra Modi government places a high priority on districts with rural and semi-rural areas.…

• Haryana Govt Asks Colleges to Adopt At Least 5 Villages and 1 Slum Each

  All government colleges in Haryana have been ordered by the department of higher education to locate and adopt at least five villages and one slum in each of their respective regions.…

• 7 Bollywood Movies Set in a Village

  Bollywood is the land of dreams, fantasies, and melodramas. While some movies portray India as a fantastic land with absolutely no flaws, others like to take advantage of its rural and rustic villages for a more realistic approach to storytelling. Let’s take a look at…

• Huge Opportunity to Transform Rural India into Model Villages: Secretary, Dept. of Drinking Water & Sanitation

  The Secretary further stated that India has been working on making the country open defecation free along with other sanitation-related issues for decades. “All of us working in this sector clearly understand that there are no full stops to these efforts, but it is an…

• HDFC Bank Parivartan Collaborates with Ambuja Cement Foundation to Begin Holistic Rural Development Program

  The rural communities and villages chosen for the HRDP project implementation in Punjab's Patiala district are very distress. Since the majority of the local population depends on agriculture for a living, high input costs, poor crop yields, and the degradation of natural resources are key…

• Moneyboxx Driving Financial Inclusion for the Underserved by Providing Credit for Income Generation

  Transformed lives of more than 16,000 borrowers of which 33% were women entrepreneurs and 33% first-time borrowers.…

• BRLF Conducts ‘Prabodhan,’ an Online Course to Build Institutional Capacities for NGOs on Financial Management

  The CSOs representative lauded the initiative w.r.t providing clarity and building the capacities for accessing CSR funds/developing partnerships in the changing landscape & regulatory framework for CSOs in India.…

• MoU Signed Between Niesbud & MoRD To Put Startup Village Entrepreneurship Program Into Action

  SVEP, according to the ministry, intends to help entrepreneurs in rural regions start enterprises in non-agricultural sectors at the village level.…

• Stop Point for Rural Farmers: Meet The Man Who Has Developed a Marketplace For All Farming Needs

  Due to the lack of stores in rural regions, the founder of Pumpkart quickly realized that farmers needed to go to nearby towns to obtain agricultural machinery and tools.…

• Israel to Assist India Transform 150 Villages into ‘Villages of Excellence’

  Israel has established 29 CoEs in 12 states, generating over 25 million vegetable plants and over 3,87,000 high-quality fruit plants per year. Furthermore, these centers are capable of training 1.2 lakh farmers each year.…

• TVS Motor Company Releases ‘A Silent Revolution’, A Book to Mark 25 years of Srinivasan Services Trust’s Work in Rural Development

  Commemorating 25 years of its journey, Srinivasan Services Trust (SST), the social arm of Sundaram-Clayton Limited and TVS Motor Company, announced the release of the book - ‘A Silent Revolution- The Journey of the Srinivasan Services Trust’. Published by HarperCollins India, the book is authored…

• Renault is Hiring Rural Youth under ‘Sons of the Soil’ Strategy to Drive Sales

  Renault is hiring rural youth under their ‘sons of the Soil’ strategy to sell their cars in villages and small towns. This has led to a jump in their sales.…

• BIG RELIEF! Get MRI for Just Rs 50, Ultrasound & X-Ray for Rs 150 from December; More Discounts Inside

  The cheapest diagnostic center in the country will be starting soon. Patients from poor sections will be able to get MRI for just Rs 50 and ultrasound for Rs 150 from December 2020. The facility will be started at Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in Delhi as…

• Agro MSME Policy to Boost Rural Entrepreneurship

  The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) is working to bring out an Agro MSME Policy, to boost entrepreneurship development in rural, tribal, agricultural and forest areas for manufacturing products using local raw material, Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways…

• Ashok Leyland Bets Big on Rural India to Build an Infrastructure for Cargo Carriers

  Not just tractor sales are increasing in rural India, but the demand for cargo carriers is expected to see a good hike too. One of India’s biggest truck manufacture companies, Ashok Leyland, is planning to bet big on the rural infrastructure and building demand for…