The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The Public Works Department of the State Government has constructed 209 bridges and 8 thousand five km long roads in the state. This has been done under the NABARD Project from third phase to 16th phase from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF). So far Rs 1451.61 crore have been …
A WORRIED government has put on fast track the proposed bill to regulate micro-lenders, as it seeks to ensure that over-regulation by states does not kill the sector that is envisaged to play a big role in furthering financial inclusion. The finance ministry could move a bill in the winter …
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned an amount of Rs 40.12 crore from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund to the state government. The loan is intended for the implementation of the eight drainage and flood prevention projects in Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kollam and Thrissur districts. …
With eco-tourism picking up in different parts of the country, can Jharkhand be far behind? On the contrary, in less than two months, the tribal village of Janumdih in Potka block of East Singhbhum will offer a unique rural experience for visitors. Initiated by Kala Mandir, a Jamshedpur-based NGO, the …
Priority Tag & 18% Mandatory Crop Loans To Ensure Smooth Flow Of Credit To Agriculture Sector THE government has cut interest subsidy offered to banks for providing short-term loans to farmers at low rates, a move that will affect the profitability of the lenders further after a recent increase in …
It is not the sterilisation operations of the Reserve Bank of India, but policy changes agreed to by the Government of India and the central bank in the early 1990s which have led to a smaller fl ow of funds to the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 740 crore as crop loans to the North Malabar Gramin Bank and South Malabar Gramin Bank in 2009-10, said K C Shashidhar, chief general manager of Nabard Kerala-Lakshadweep.Addressing the Trivandrum Management Association here on Monday, he said …
Bhopal, Aug 11:A State level review and development meet was organised by NABARD on Wednesday with an objective to evolve a strategy to make Krishak Clubs more responsive to the emerging needs.Senior officers from commercial banks, regional rural banks, cooperative banks and NGOs participated in the meet and expressed their …
Rural Development Ministry Hopes Plan Panel Will Oblige, Points To Deficit Of 10,000 croreDevesh Kumar NEW DELHI GASPING for want of funds, UPA government
MADURAI: A workshop on using organic farming techniques to cultivate flowers, paddy and vegetable cultivation was organised at Arul Anandar College in Karumathur near here by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Funded under its Farm Innovation Promotion Fund (FIPF), this programme saw more than 200 farmers from …
A sum of Rs 25 crore has been granted to Chikmagalur district by NABARD through non governmental organisations for the development of rural areas by implementing watershed project with the help of villagers, informed NABARD Assistant Executive Dr Diwakar Hegde. He was speaking after the inauguration of Hasiru Habba programme …
Microcredit/microfinance as a poverty alleviation strategy: implications for right to food and livelihoods (Note for Fourth National Convention of Right to Food and Work Campaign, August 2010).
Have huge inflows of speculative capital in the post-reform period affected the role of development institutions and banks like the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, the apex bank for institutional credit in rural India? In order to prevent a possible appreciation of the currency, which would have had …
Cabinet To Take Up Lower Rates For Those With Good Record New Delhi: At a time when agricultural production has become key to economic expansion, the Union Cabinet on Friday will consider a proposal to fulfil its promise of crop loans at a cheaper rate of 5% to farmers who …
Gangtok, July 19: Make the State free from poverty and convert the State from Consumer to Producer in all respects said DN Thakarpa, Minister for Food Security, Agriculture and Horticulture Cash Crop Development, Government of Sikkim while inaugurating the Bagan Development Project (Orange Orchard) at Kateng, South Sikkim recently. The …
BV Mahalakshmi Hyderabad: As part of one of its thrust areas for the current year, National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (Nabard) is promoting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method of cultivation across the country. SRI is quite popular in the southern rice-growing states such as Karnataka, Tamil …
In a remote village of district Chamoli, Uttarakhand, farmer Hari Singh no longer needs to travel to the distant bank branch. A business correspondent (BC), a bank-appointed agent who comes to the village with an electronic handheld device connected to the bank, facilitates withdrawal of his money, deposits and other …
