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J-K: Over 7,000 women-led SHGs active in Rajouri under DAY-NRLM scheme
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
More than 7,000 women-run self-help groups (SHGs) are currently active in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
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UN urged to act as invasive alien weeds threaten rural livelihoods and foo
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, ECO FAWN Society's Sai Sampath Mettu urged urgent global action against invasive alien weeds, warning they threaten crops, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods. He called for funds, monitoring, and a "Decade of Action" to safeguard food security and peasants'
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From farm to market: How North Gujarat's Mehsana, Sabarkantha and Banaskan
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The dairy sector in North Gujarat is witnessing a remarkable transformation as Banaskantha, Mehsana, and Sabarkantha dairy cooperatives scale up their processing capacity and innovation. North Gujarat is a robust economy of rural livelihoods and development. The dairy cooperatives such as Ba
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Joint Secretary, MoRD visits Assam to review various initiatives under ASR
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Smriti Sharan, Indian Postal Service (IPoS) Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), visited Assam on Wednesday to review and assess gender-focused interventions under the Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM).
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Centre issues Model Rules to States, UTs to aid ease of doing business in
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued the 'Model Rules for Felling of Trees in Agricultural Lands', with the objective of supporting States and Union Territories in simplifying regulatory frameworks and promoting agroforestry. Agroforestry offers multiple be
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DAY-NRLM hosts brainstorming session on ease of doing business for SHG mem
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a step toward scaling up Rural enterprises led by Lakhpati Didis and other grassroots entrepreneurs, the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) organized a 360-degree brainstorming session in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Meghalaya: FOCUS scheme boosts rural transformation; rolls out Rs 8 crore
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a decisive push to empower grassroots communities and strengthen rural livelihoods, the Government of Meghalaya has initiated the disbursement of nearly Rs 19 crore in financial grants to Producer Groups (PGs) under its flagship FOCUS (Farmers' Collectivisation for Upscaling Production an
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PS Gahlaut of Indian Potash Limited: Vision for a Sustainable Future in AI
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8: "Vision for AI-driven agriculture by 2025 underscores the transformative potential of this technology to ensure food security, uplift rural livelihoods, and combat climate change," quotes Dr. PS Gahlaut.
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Odisha woman leads Sabai grass handicrafts initiative, empowers hundreds
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a remarkable display of rural entrepreneurship and women's empowerment, Sumitra Barik from Salasahi village in Mayurbhanj district is transforming lives through handicrafts made from Sabai grass.
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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan participates in Saras Food Festival
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday participated in the Saras Food Festival organised at Connaught Place, New Delhi. Ministers of State in the Ministry of Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan and Chandrasekhar Pemmasani, S
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Rs 2 lakh crore employment package, major initiatives for youth and women
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
These included a Rs 2 lakh crore PM package to promote employment and skill development among the youth and the formation of more than 90 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana--National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) for women, which had helped 10 crore w
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CEEW-villgro's Powering Livelihoods Programme to Provide ~INR 1 Crore Fund
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24: The Powering Livelihoods programme has committed approximately INR 1 crore in funding to scale up new cleantech innovations in the DRE sector. The programme has on-boarded six new DRE innovators while continuing to support 11 others. The programme, spearheade
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