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New avenues of development, employment being created in state: Uttarakhand
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister said that such fairs provide a platform for local products and offer a vibrant glimpse of folk culture. He stated that all mementoes and gifts presented by the state government are now being prepared by women from local self-help groups, thereby strengthening rural liveliho
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Adani Foundation touches 9.6 million people in over 7,000 villages in 2025
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In 2025, the social welfare and development arm of the Adani Group expanded its human-centric development model across 7,071 villages in 22 states, impacting 9.6 million people with transformative advances in education, health and nutrition, sustainable livelihoods, community development, an
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Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat slams passing of VB-G RAM G Bill 2025, alleges
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks 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 : 2 months, 3 weeks 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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Lok Sabha passes VB G RAM G Bill, guarantees 125 days of employment
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks 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 : 2 months, 3 weeks 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 : 2 months, 3 weeks 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 : 2 months, 3 weeks 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 : 2 months, 3 weeks 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 : 2 months, 3 weeks 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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Signify to Illuminate 100 Indo-Nepal Border Villages, Enhancing Safety and
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15: In line with its #BrighterLivesBetterWorld vision, Signify, the world leader in lighting, announces the street LEDification of 100 villages along the Indo-Nepal border, in collaboration with Tarq Foundation. This transformative initiative is being undertaken u
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President Murmu meets displaced persons in Imphal, assures Govt efforts to
Updated : 3 months ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu met and interacted with Internally Displaced Persons in Imphal, Manipur, on Thursday.
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