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Women Entrepreneurs at the Centre of Uttar Pradesh's Technology-led Liveli
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 19: Married at a young age in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, Suman Gautam spent years struggling with poverty and limited opportunities. Through a women's self-help group, she started small trading ventures but recognised mobility as her biggest constraint.
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Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat slams passing of VB-G RAM G Bill 2025, alleges
Updated : 5 months ago IST
"Their parent organisation assassinated Gandhi ji in 1948, and yesterday Modi ji's government assassinated the name of Gandhi ji. They did this because they have an allergy to things where Gandhi ji's and Nehru ji's names appear. They want to remove those names. They played a negative rol
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Opposition, BJP trade sharp words over passing of VB-G RAM G Bill 2025
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Opposition MPs accused the government of rushing the legislation and weakening safeguards, while the BJP defended it as a reform aimed at improving livelihoods. Opposition MPs, including Congress and AAP, have criticised the bill, alleging it weakens safeguards and was rushed through with
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"Revisionist govt wants to remove memory of father of nation": Karti Chida
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Chidambaram said that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) had been a crucial programme on which millions of people depended for their livelihood. He alleged that the government was attempting to erase the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi by renaming the scheme wit
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Lok Sabha passes VB G RAM G Bill, guarantees 125 days of employment
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Bill aimed to provide a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per financial year to every rural household, in line with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. It also focuses on strengthening rural livelihoods and accelerating overall rural development.
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T-N: CM Stalin slams BJP over changes to rural jobs scheme, calls it 'dece
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led government over proposed changes to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), describing the new Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission-Gramin (VBGRAMG)
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Traditional food carnival emerges as major tourist attraction at Shimla's
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Food Carnival being organised alongside the SARAS (Sale of Articles of Rural Artisans Society) Fair at Shimla's historic Ridge Ground has emerged as a major attraction for tourists, while also providing sustainable livelihood opportunities to rural women from across Himachal Pradesh.<
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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to move VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 in Lok
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The proposed legislation seeks to establish a rural development framework aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047, by providing a statutory guarantee of one hundred and twenty-five days of wage employment in every financial year to every rural household whose adult members
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses centre of undermining MGNREGA
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Chief Minister alleged that the new structure proposed by the Centre weakens the employment guarantee and makes access to work dependent on "the whims of political leaders". He claimed this would aggravate caste discrimination and social inequality, while also triggering distress migr
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Nectar Origin's Manka Pashu Aahar Strengthens India's Dairy Sector with Pr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], December 16: India's dairy industry continues to play a vital role in rural livelihoods and the national economy. Supporting this backbone of agriculture, Nectar Origin Private Limited, a Bihar-based cattle feed manufacturing company, is making a strong mark with i
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Sonia Gandhi urges govt to improve pay, staffing for ASHA and Anganwadi wo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday drew the attention of the Rajya Sabha to the ongoing distress faced by women workers implementing critical government programs, including ASHA workers, Anganwadi workers and helpers.
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Saugata Roy accuses Finance Minister of 'misleading house' over Bengal's d
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"The Finance Minister (Nirmala Sitharaman) avoided speaking on West Bengal as she knew that she would be challenged," Roy told reporters. "We walked out in protest, and the Congress and the Samajwadi Party also did the same. The Union Finance Minister is repeatedly misleading the House on
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