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 …
ISHFAQ NASEEM JAMMU, THE Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme has not found many takers ever though it was launched way back in 1998. A Jammu and Kashmir Government report has pointed out that till 2007end, not more than 74,301 cards were issued in the state involving a disbursement of Rs …
The Report of the Committee on Rural Development (2008-2009) deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their Twenty
New Delhi: The latest report of the Food Insecurity Situation in Rural India has revealed that while the stunting in children, access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation facilities have improved, the prevalence of anaemia has worsened in rural India. The report, first prepared by the M S Swaminathan …
SIVAGANGA: Dairy farming was the best way to boost rural economy and eradicate poverty, said Umesh Chandra Sarangi, Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. Inaugurating a scheme to buy 1000 milch animals under the NABARD
As many as 9232 Common Service Centres (CSCs) are being established in Madhya Pradesh under National E-Governance Project. There will be one centre on 5-6 villages. The centres would offer various facilities like information about civic amenities, knowledge, conversation and services through electronic medium. In addition to government services other …
HOUSING: Small hike in outlay for flagship housing scheme; nothing for urban housing. In spite of all the talk of helping the aam aadmi, the outlay under the Indira Aawas Yojana (IAY) for the rural poor in 2009-10 is more or less the same as in 2008-09 (revised estimate). While …
The Ukieri team with students and staff of Kashidih High School. Picture by Bhola Prasad Jamshedpur, Feb. 12: Lessons can be learnt outside classrooms as well, as Cheer would let one know. Cheer
BHUBANESWAR: The Central agencies executing rural electrification programme under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutkaran Yojana (RGGVY) in the State were Tuesday directed to complete the infrastructure projects strictly as per schedule. While the progress of rural electrification works in Ganjam district is somewhat satisfactory, the progress is tardy in Angul …
The draft Congress manifesto for the next Lok Sabha election, which will be sent to Congress president Sonia Gandhi for approval, is likely to focus on the successful running of the UPA alliance in contrast to its NDA predecessor. Sources said other key points in the draft would include developing …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned loans amounting to Rs 7227.76 lakh to the state government in the current fiscal. The loans have been granted from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of the bank and include Rs 1049.14 lakh for irrigation projects in Banda, …
The scheme is creating an experienced rural supervisory cadre This is one set of statistics that will embellish the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act's (nrega) utility even more and inspire the incoming government to refine the scheme further. It could also embellish the upa's record of governance in the coming …
Chandigarh: Cooperation minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh today said primary agriculture societies in rural areas will be converted into multi-purpose agri-societies, where farm-use facilities will be provided at cheaper rates. He said, the plan is to convert 20 percent of such societies into multi-purpose societies every year. Addressing the media here …
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 3 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs 50.82 crore to Kerala for taking up rural infrastructure projects. The allocation is from Nabard
Coimbatore: All resources within the command of the official machinery will be put to the best use to mitigate the man-animal conflict, said R. Kannan, Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore Circle, here on Thursday. He was speaking at a stakeholders
RAMPURHAT, Feb. 1: The Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme (PPIP) has come to a halt in the villages of Ambha and Kushmore, in Birbhum's Rampurhat II and Muraroi II block areas respectively. The villagers have boycotted the programme in order to prompt developments ~ Ambha is demanding immediate electrification, while Kushmore …
