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Further liberalization can help double rural income faster in India: Rajiv
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Even as the government is making efforts to double rural income in the country by 2022, there is a need for further liberalization to attract investment and know-how in the Indian agricultural system to fast-track the process of income in th
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Payworld providing digital, financial access to the unbanked
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): With the advent of new-age digitally viable technology, conventional banking has been undergoing a tremendous change. The integration of traditional financial services with the digital technology has created a platform which can expand across segments and pro
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Andhra: CM inaugurates 12 mobile ATMs for rural areas
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 31 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday inaugurated 12 mobile ATMs of the Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Bank here.
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Panasonic provides electricity to rural areas of Myanmar
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Jul 26 (ANI): An estimated 1.1 billion of the people in the world lives without electricity.
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CSC SPV, HDFC Bank sign MoU to support financial inclusion in rural areas
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): CSC SPV and HDFC Bank on Wednesday announced signing of an agreement to enable three lakh Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) of the common services centers to operate as banking correspondents of HDFC Bank.
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Manipur's remote village transforms into model town, gets 32 CCTV cameras
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 28 (ANI): Setting a unique pathway in developing the rural areas and transforming the lives of people, an NGO in Manipur turned a remote village into a model one for sustenance and economic development through various programmes.
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Digital India for all, especially rural sector: PM
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the beneficiaries of the Digital India and said the campaign was started to ensure that more people can benefit from the "joys of technology, especially in rural areas."
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Odisha: Rural women go the extra mile for water
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): As the intense heat condition prevails across Odisha, rural areas in the state are facing an impending water crisis.
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Migsun Kaushalam announces to provide placement linked training to 12,000
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (NewsVoir): In an endeavour to laud womanhood, Migsun Kaushalam, a skill development vertical of prestigious Migsun Group has pledged to provide placement linked skill development training to at least 12,000 female candidates from rural areas for the target allocate
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Indian Railways to provide bio-degradable pads in 8,000 stations
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 6 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said he wants to run a campaign, ensuring that all women are provided with the benefit of bio-degradable sanitary pads in rural areas.
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China to lift 10 million people out of poverty by 2018
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 5 (ANI): China aims to lift over 10 million people in the rural areas out of poverty, including 2.8 million people, who will be relocated from inhospitable regions of the country within this year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday.
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Glad that India agreed to be an active participant in AIIB: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday lauded the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is investing in various infrastructure projects of India, saying India aspires to improve the quality of life, especially for those living in rural a
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