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Author Kota Neelima's book on farmer suicides showcased at World Book Fair
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Published by Oxford University Press, the book 'Widows of Vidharbha' said Kota Neelima In a post on X, the author said it took her several years to write the book whose draft was reviewed by the widows themselves and the stories are truth of "how widows survive amidst the intense rural distr
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Demand under MGNREGS is not a true indicator of rural distress: Eco Survey
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The demand for employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is not a true indicator of rural distress, highlighted the Economic Survey 2023-24, released by the finance ministry on Monday.
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Tripura: State Committee of All India Kisan Sabha apprises state Chief Sec
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Tripura State Committee of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) on Saturday briefed the state's Chief Secretary Jitendra Kumar Sinha about the severe agricultural and rural distress in the state. The meeting, held at the State Secretariat, was followed by a press conference where AIKS State
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ADB trims India's GDP growth forecast to 5.1 pc in current fiscal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 11 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday trimmed its forecasts for economic growth in developing Asia this year and next year as growth in India and China is weighed down by both external and domestic factors.
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Bold reform measures required for higher growth trajectory: FICCI
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Bold reform measures are required to overcome existing challenges and push the economy to a higher growth trajectory, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said on Wednesday.
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Cabinet clears farmer pension plan, widens scope of PM-KISAN scheme
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 31 (ANI): Addressing rural distress in its first meeting on Friday, the Union Cabinet approved a new pension scheme for small and marginal farmers across the country and extended the ambit of the direct income support scheme for farmers by removing the ceiling of tw
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