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SATYA MicroCapital continues its rapid growth by reaching 10 lakh clients
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): SATYA MicroCapital, one of India's fastest growing RBI registered NBFC-MFI has crossed the milestone of reaching 10 lakh active clients by offering collateral free micro credit services through cashless transactions to women entrepreneurs nestl
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ADB to provide USD 96.3 mn loan to improve water supply, sanitation servic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on Monday signed a USD 96.3-million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
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Bidgely selected as the technology service provider for Energy Theft Solut
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], August 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Global technology service provider, Bidgely, has launched an Energy Theft Solution that leverages the power of AI-enabled data analytics to detect and resolve India's energy misuse challenge.
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Assam CM distributes 6,670 scooters under Rural Livelihood Mission's Sakhi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], August 21 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday inaugurated the distribution ceremony of 6,670 scooters to "community cadres" under Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission's Sakhi Express scheme for the financial year 2021-22.
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7 crore rural households given piped water connection in 3 just years: PM
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): India is making all-round efforts for ensuring water security and around 7 crore rural households have been connected with a piped water facility within just 3 years, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.
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Goa achieves milestone of being first state to become Har Ghar Jal certifi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that over 10 crore rural households of the country have been connected to the facility of clean water through pipes, with 7 crore rural families getting connected in the last three years.
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Cabinet approves 1.5 per cent interest subvention on agriculture loan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved an interest subvention of 1.5 per cent per annum on short-term agriculture loans up to Rs 3 lakh.
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Documentary film 'No Water Land' underlines the burden of childhood of gir
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 17 (ANI/PNN): Childhood is meant to enjoy life fully and study in school. But in many parts of India, girls are burdened with collecting water for their household at a very tender age. And in the bargain, they not only lose their innocence but are forced
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Release Rs 4,000-cr. interest arrears to SHGs: BJP to Telangana govt
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Nalgonda (Telangana) [India], August 13 (ANI): Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Friday urged that the state government release Rs 4,000 crore interest arrears due to be paid to self-help women groups (SHGs) under Development of Women and Children in Rura
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Centre asks Telangana to act after irregularities found in implementation
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The Union ministry of rural development has asked the TRS government in Telangana to get a thorough probe conducted and take criminal action against those responsible for a litany of violations in the implementation of the MGNREGS employment scheme in the
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SBI Foundation rolls out its 10th batch of SBI Youth for India fellows
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): SBI Youth for India is a pioneering rural development fellowship program initiated by SBI in 2011 and managed by the SBI Foundation. The fellowship has provided a platform for over 500+ aspiring change agents to explore the social secto
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India's cooperative movement "uneven", some states prospered, while rest s
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 12 (ANI): Union Home and Cooperative Minister Amit Shah while inaugurating a one-day National Conference of Rural Cooperative Banks on Friday said that India's overall cooperative movement has been "uneven" with some states having prospered while in others the concep
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