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Vivek Oberoi extends support to children belonging to farmer families
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): In an act of kindness, actor Vivek Anand Oberoi has recently launched a campaign that aims to allocate educational scholarships worth Rs 16 crore to deserving students. The biggest beneficiaries of this programme will be the children of farmers in rural
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B-Store: Bringing e-commerce to rural India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 3 (ANI/SRV Media): E-commerce has revolutionised the way the urban public shops and has brought stores to their doorsteps. This phenomenon has largely remained limited to the middle and upper class urban public.
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CSC partners Sterlite Technologies to train one lakh VLEs to maintain Bhar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The Common Services Centre (CSC), a special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, has partnered with Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) to train one lakh village-level entrepreneurs for maintenance of the BharatNet telecom infrastructure
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Weaving a tale of fashion, Deepthi Ganesh Label supports Indian Handloom w
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 3 (ANI/SRV Media): Born out of passion towards fashion, and uplifting the artisans of rural India, Deepthi Ganesh Label has been highly successful in creating designs for Tollywood celebrities and the elite consumer section of Hyderabad.
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SVAMITVA scheme an effective step in direction of economic empowerment in
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the SVAMITVA scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday is an effective step in the direction of economic empowerment in rural India.
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'SVAMITVA' scheme shows rural India has taken huge leap towards self-relia
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme shows that rural India has taken a huge leap towards self-reliance as "nobody could eye the property of be
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Centre to focus on increasing gross enrollment ratio, building higher educ
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 8 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that the Centre has set a target of increasing the Gross Enrollment Ratio in higher education from 26 per cent to 50 per cent under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and added that
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Art and Bid's Fundraiser exhibition in association with Alturaash Art and
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Asif Kamal Foundation, an initiative to work in rural India in the field of healthcare and education organizes Art and Bid's Fundraiser exhibition to help the flood-affected area in Bihar.
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Vakrangee emerges as third largest ATM operator in rural India
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Non-banking company Vakrangee Ltd said on Saturday it launched the 5,000th white label ATM at village Ratnupur in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of 74th Independence Day, becoming the third largest ATM operator in rural India.
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Rural India facing insurmountable sufferings in COVID-19 lockdown: Gaon Co
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind national survey on the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on rural India, Gaon Connection has released its findings that reflect the untold miseries rural citizens are facing during the lockdown.
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Reverse migration results in unemployment in rural India, say economists
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Commenting on the rural unemployment rate released by the Centre of Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which has increased to 7.1 per cent in the week ended on July 19 from 6.34 per cent recorded in the previous week, economists believe that reverse migration
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CSC, Coca-Cola India sign pact to boost outreach in rural India
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): To promote the availability of consumer products at doorsteps in rural India through local entrepreneurs and e-Kirana stores, Common Services Centres (CSEs) under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Wednesday announced a par
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