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Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation aims to transform 500 rural schools
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13: With an aim to empower young students, Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation (SHIF), a collaboration between cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar (through Sachin Tendulkar Foundation - STF) and Schneider Electric India, a leader in digital energy management and n
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14 lakh houses built in Gujarat in nine years under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yo
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, the scheme aims to provide proper housing to the economically weaker sections of society and to the homeless people in rural areas in order to improve their standard of living.
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Pak education crisis: Over 25 million children out of school, rural areas
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan is currently facing a significant education crisis with a staggering 25.3 million children aged 5 to 16 out of school, representing 36 per cent of the country's school-age population. Moreover, rural areas are particularly the worst affected, with the highest deficit in enrollment.
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ZTE and Orange Liberia team up to complete rural network deployment in Lib
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Monrovia [Liberia], September 6: Orange Liberia, in collaboration with its strategic partner ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, has announced the successful completion of a project to build new c
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Lakhpati Kisan Initiative making a sustainable difference in the heartland
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 4: In the rural heartlands of India, where agriculture remains the backbone of livelihood, farmers have long faced challenges such as climate change, price volatility, and low incomes. These challenges have significantly threatened their productivity a
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Women are more likely to adopt digital financial services when introduced
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Nalin Bansal, Chief Relationship Management and Key Initiatives, NPCI, said "While we've achieved significant scale in financial inclusion, penetration remains a challenge, with only 25% of payment users being women, and even fewer in semi-urban and rural areas. Many women's mobile numbers a
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Gujarat govt to regularise unauthorised non-residential constructions up t
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel decided that unauthorised non-residential constructions up to 4.5 FSI (Floor Space Index) in rural areas can now be regularised, the Chief Minister's Office said in a release.
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Rural areas will be growth driver of internet, smartphone penetration in I
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Digital literacy in India is on the rise as internet penetration expands into increasingly remote areas of the country.
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Rural areas to drive future growth in retail, smaller cities are outpacing
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The report points to a clear divergence between the premium and value segments within the retail market. While the premium segment has managed to sustain its growth momentum, the value segment has shown only a modest recovery, with results varying across different companies.
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Rajasthan: Schools to remain closed in Jaipur city, Jaipur rural on August
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In view of the heavy rainfall, authorities in Rajasthan have announced that all government and non-government schools in Jaipur city and Jaipur rural areas, from classes 1 to 12, will be closed on Monday, August 12.
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Steel production soars to 144.3 mn tonnes in 2023-24, government boosts in
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Steel production in India, is largely driven by market dynamics, logistics for raw materials, and other commercial considerations. The government plays a crucial role as a facilitator, creating a conducive policy environment to support the development of the steel industry, especially in rur
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Over 2.79 lakh self-help groups in Gujarat support 27 lakh families: Offic
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made women's empowerment a central pillar of his vision for India's advancement, with a special emphasis on uplifting women in rural areas, according to an official statement.
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