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World Bank approves USD 363 mln to improve drinking water supply in Karnat
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The World Bank's Executive Board of Directors approved a USD 363 million loan to the southern Indian state of Karnataka to provide clean drinking water supply to two million rural households in the state through a piped water connection.
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Over 2000 criminals rounded up in Rajasthan Police crackdown
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Director General of Police Umesh Mishra said that nearly 8,000 police personnel were part of the operation carried out under the supervision of Additional Director General (Crime) Dinesh M N.
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Preserving Mizoram's biodiversity: Meet Lalhlupuii Ralte, the woman entrep
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
She started a start-up, Zo Bio hub in 2018, which is focusing on promoting the cultivation and preservation of plant species while also empowering women in rural communities.
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Increasing education opportunities for girls can help reduce deaths in chi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The study has explored the relationship between maternal education and children's health in the rural-urban context in India
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20 mobile veterinary units inaugurated in J-K's Samba
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The MVUs will be operated through a centralized call centre with a uniform helpline number 1962. It will receive calls from livestock owners/farmers and a Veterinarian will prioritize all calls on the basis of emergency nature and will inform the nearest MVU for attending to the case at the
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Chacha Chaudhary and TERI launch comic on water sustainability on World Wa
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI/ATK): On the occasion of World Water Day, Chacha Chaudhary, the legendary comic hero of India in association with TERI brings a new talking comic titled as Chacha Chaudhary and Water - Our Right. It is an initiative to ensure access to piped water for every h
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Punjab Police shares details of fugitive Amritpal's escape on March 18
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
According to a preliminary probe, police said he visited a Gurdwara in Jalandhar district while on the run and escaped on a motorcycle after changing clothes.
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Sharad Pawar calls Opposition meeting today to discuss EVM issues
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of leaders of opposition parties on Thursday to discuss the Rural Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).
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Sharad Pawar to hold opposition leaders' meet in Delhi tomorrow
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In a letter written to all opposition leaders, the Nationalist Congress Party chief said that he proposes to convene a meeting of all political parties who have doubts about the efficacy of the Rural Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).
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Chitravansham Society recently collaborated with NSDC; aims to empower Wom
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI/SRV): Chitravansham Society, a pioneering socio-economic development organization, has joined forces with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to empower youth from rural and slum areas with employable skills. In addition to its existing partnerships
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Gujarat signs MoU with Google to realise Digital India dream
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Gujarat government on Wednesday signed an important strategic Memorandum of Understanding with global technology major Google, through which they will jointly equip Gujarat's rural women, school-going children and young entrepreneurs for socio-economic transformation through the use o
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World Water Day: India provided tap connections to over 11 crore rural hou
Updated : 3 years ago IST
About 11.49 crore households have been provided with tap water connections since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019. An allocation of Rs 70,000 crores has been made in Union Budget 2022-23, which is 12 times the initial allocation of Rs 5500 crore in the financial year 2018-
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