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CFTI and BookASmile continue their joint initiative to open a new basketba
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI/PNN): BookASmile, the charity arm of BookMyShow, and Centre For Transforming India (CFTI) are continuing their mission to aid underprivileged communities in rural areas and provide access to facilities/services that empower and support them. It is j
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Around 120 crore days of MGNREGA employment generated so far in FY23
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Around 120 crore days of employment were generated so far during the current financial year 2022-23 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, informed Parliament
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Pan India Excellence Awards for Rural and Urban Development Summit and Awa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Rural and Urban Development Summit and Awards 2022 were recently announced at the India Habitat Centre New Delhi, under the guidance and support of the Ministry of Rural Development and Urban Affairs Govt of India, over 68 companies from across
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Gujarat hooch tragedy: 28 dead, 3 FIRs registered
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Botad (Gujarat) [India], July 26 (ANI): The number of deaths due to the consumption of chemical-laced liquor or spurious liquor in Gujarat's Botad district has gone up 28 while three FIRs have been registered at Barwala, Ranpur and Ahmedabad Rural, informed the officials on Tuesday.
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California wildfires: Over 14,000 acres land destroyed, 6000 people displa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], July 25 (ANI): A huge wildfire raging for the third day on Sunday in central California destroyed land of over 14,000 acres and displaced over 6,000 people from rural communities.
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ADB approves $96.3 mn loan for safe drinking water in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $96.3 million loan to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
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Uttarakhand CM holds meeting of Rural Development and Migration Commission
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that the Rural Development and Migration Commission, which was formed with the objective of preventing migration from rural areas, should be named Migration Prevention Commission.
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IAS officer Siva Prasad presents his new book on Bhagavad Gita to Presiden
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 22 (ANI/PNN): Senior IAS officer K Siva Prasad, Financial Commissioner, Rural Development and Panchayats, Govt. of Punjab, Chandigarh has written an amazing and worth reading book on Bhagavad Gita. The book is titled "Gita Acharan- A beginner's perspective
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Ravindra Choubey appointed Chhattisgarh Minister of Panchayat and Rural De
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhatisgarh) [India], July 21 (ANI): Chhattisgarh minister Ravindra Choubey was appointed as the state's Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development on Thursday.
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CNRI expresses gratitude to Government for including its Secretary General
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Confederation of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI) on Wednesday thanked the government for including its Secretary General Binod Anand in a high-level committee that has been set up to suggest ways to make the MSP system effective.
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Odisha to support MGNREGS with additional 200 work days
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 20 (ANI): The Odisha Government has decided to provide additional 200 days of work over and above the guaranteed 100 days of work mandated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) Act, 2005 in the 20 migration-prone Blocks of th
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MIT World Peace University offers new-age, industry-relevant courses under
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI/SRV): MIT World Peace University (Formerly MIT Pune) one of India's leading private universities with a four-decade-long legacy in education is accepting applications for master's programs under the Faculty of Sustainable Studies (FSS). Interested candidates c
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