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Taliban sack World Bank employees due to shortage of money for salaries: R
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has dismissed a number of the World Bank's employees as it cannot afford to pay their salaries anymore, a media report said.
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Need to make farmers 'micro entrepreneurs', says Karnataka Minister
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], December 25 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka Dr Ashwathnarayan C N has stressed on the need to make farmers 'micro entrepreneurs' and said that the next generation of farmers in rural parts will be digital-savvy due to technology penetration such as bro
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Agra Nagar Nigam joins hands with TARA, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): Agra Nagar Nigam (ANN), the municipal corporation of the city of Agra, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Society for Technology & Action for Rural Advancement (TARA).
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6 lakh visitors at India Pavilion in 83 days
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], December 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): The India Pavilion, one of the largest and most visited pavilions at EXPO2020 Dubai completed another landmark by hosting 6 lakh visitors in 83 days of its opening.
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Ministry of Rural Development issues clarification regarding employment ge
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): There have been some news items published stating that December data for the first 17 days is the lowest ever in terms of employment generated under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. It needs to be clarified that Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand-driven scheme and su
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Sonia Gandhi reconstitutes Congress Parliamentary Party, DK Suresh appoint
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed new office-bearers in Congress Parliamentary Party with Santokh Singh Chaudhary, M K Raghavan and Amee Yajnik made secretaries. DK Suresh, party MP from Bangalore Rural, has been appointed as the treasurer
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Over 31.08 lakh houses completed under Rural housing schemes in Odisha in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 19 (ANI): Over 31.08 lakh houses were completed in Odisha under various rural housing schemes in the last six years.
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Assam cabinet approves recruitment in panchayat, rural development, govt s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], December 18 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a cabinet meeting in Guwahati where several decisions including appointments in Panchayat and Rural Development Department, forensics, engagement of guest faculty in schools, the welfare of Assam A
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CM Dhami inaugurates welfare schemes in Almora
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Almora (Uttarakhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated a Rural Business Centre and several other development projects in Almora on Friday.
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Chilla carriageway on Delhi-Noida briefly shut as villagers protest new ma
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): Farmers from Noida on Thursday protested at Sector 14A over their long-pending demands from the Noida Authority that includes the scrapping of the implementation of new map policy in the rural area.
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More than 50 percent of FPOs are potentially viable and efficient: MD, SFA
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New India [India], December 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC) has informed that more than 50 per cent Farmers' Producer Organisation (FPOs) promoted by SFAC under various government programs are potentially viable and efficient while some others are in nascent
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MedTel is fulfilling NDHM's vision through tech enabled rural pregnancy ca
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI/SRV): Bengaluru - based start-up MedTel Healthcare has recently collaborated with Govt. of Odisha, NITI Aayog (GOI) and NGO Sankalp with an aim to reach 2 lakh ANMs (Auxiliary Nurse Midwives) and 25 lakh pregnant mothers each year.
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