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Rs 3.6 lakh crore approved for Jal Jeevan Mission: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that Rs 3.6 lakh crore have been approved for Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) which seeks to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024.
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Expenditure on infrastructure may go up in Union Budget: SBI Chairman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) Rajnish Kumar on Friday said that expenditure on infrastructure might go up in Budget 2020 to revive economic growth.
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Around 2.62 crore new jobs created during 2011-18
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Around 2.62 crore new jobs were created in rural and urban areas between 2011-12 and 2017-18 among regular wage and salaried employees, says the Economic Survey 2019-20, which was laid in Parliament on Friday.
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'Har Ghar Nal' tableau won first prize at Republic Day celebrations
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Jan 31 (ANI/PRNewswire): The tableau of the Ministry of Jal Shakti was jointly adjudged the best tableau among the different ministries and departments at the 71st Republic Day celebrations held in New Delhi on January 26.
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SC penalises States, UTs for not setting up 'Gram Nyayalays'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up several States and Union Territories for failing to set up "Gram Nyayalayas", as per an Act passed by Parliament in 2008 to ensure access to justic
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Telangana women farmers lead the way to safer agriculture
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Farmer Radhika Anishetty, 32, of Narsingana village in Jaishankar Bhupalapally district (erstwhile Warangal district) of Telangana, used to stock at least five cans of harmful pesticides at home for up to three months, to be sprayed periodicall
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Godrej & Boyce trains 1.41 lakh youth across India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): Godrej Disha, part of the Good & Green initiative, designed to skill underserved youth has, as on January 2020, trained nearly 1,41,408 youth across India.
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Ministry of Rural Development signs MoU with Gates Foundation
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): The Rural Development Ministry, under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for strengthening grassroots institutions of the rural po
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Voting begins in Nepal to elect 18 National Assembly members
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 23 (ANI): Voting to elect 18 members of Nepal's National Assembly began here on Thursday.
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Contact lost with firefighting plane in New South Wales, Australia
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New South Wales [Australia], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Australian authorities have lost contact with a firefighting plane in the southeastern state of New South Wales (NSW), the regional Rural Fire Service said on Thursday.
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Davos: Create more jobs to help rural economy grow, Karnataka CM appeals t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 21 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has made a fervent appeal to investors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos to base their investments and industries in Karnataka keeping in view interest of farmers and to create more jobs.
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India's growth slowed sharply owing to stress in non-banking financial sec
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], Jan 20 (ANI): The downward revision primarily reflects negative surprises to economic activity in a few emerging market economies, notably India, which led to a reassessment of growth prospects over the next two years, said Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, Internationa
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