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Panasonic provides electricity to rural areas of Myanmar
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], Jul 26 (ANI): An estimated 1.1 billion of the people in the world lives without electricity.
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Maratha reservation: Centre calls for peaceful solution
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jul 24 (ANI): After the agitation by the Maratha community in Maharashtra over reservation in government jobs and education turned violent, Minister of State (MoS) for Home (rural), planning and finance Deepak Kesarkar urged the protestors to solve the issue
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IFFCO launches iMandi App for rural digital revolution
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 16 (ANI): Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), a large-scale fertiliser cooperative federation has taken another step to serve and connect the farmers digitally by launching a social e-commerce app and web portal, "IFFCO iMandi".
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10 feared dead in suicide blast in Kabul
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jul 15 (ANI): At least 10 people have been killed and multiple wounded in an apparent suicide attack which took place in Kabul earlier in the day.
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Coimbatore student death: Trainer arrested
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 13 (ANI): Coimbatore Rural Police have arrested a trainer of the National Disaster Management training in connection with the death of second-year BBA student at Kovai Kalaimagal College of Arts and Science.
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NITI Aayog: CMs ask to maintain 'asset creation' spirit of MGNREGA
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The first meeting of the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on coordination between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and Agriculture was held at NITI Aayog on Thursday.
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Jharkhand: In absence of bridge, villagers cross river on foot
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Latehar (Jharkhand) [India], July 8 (ANI): Putting their lives at risk, people belonging to Jaram tribe and from other nearby villages in the Naxal-affected Latehar district of Jharkhand are forced to cross the Sukri River on foot in order to reach Latehar city for work and to fulfill their
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Nepal: 18 killed in truck accident
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jul 6 (ANI): At least 18 workers have died when a tipper truck met with an accident at Syangboche of Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda rural municipality in Nepal's Mustang district.
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CSC SPV, HDFC Bank sign MoU to support financial inclusion in rural areas
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): CSC SPV and HDFC Bank on Wednesday announced signing of an agreement to enable three lakh Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) of the common services centers to operate as banking correspondents of HDFC Bank.
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Rupani announces agriculture JWG between Gujarat, Israel
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 29 (ANI): On the second day of his visit to Israel on Thursday, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani met Israel's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Uri Ariel and announced a joint working group between Gujarat and Israel in the fields of agriculture, hortic
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Manipur's remote village transforms into model town, gets 32 CCTV cameras
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 28 (ANI): Setting a unique pathway in developing the rural areas and transforming the lives of people, an NGO in Manipur turned a remote village into a model one for sustenance and economic development through various programmes.
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Payworld, Reliance Mutual Fund partner to provide mutual funds to 3 Mn fam
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Leading financial services provider for the semi-urban and rural population, Payworld, has partnered with Reliance Mutual Fund to announce a one-of-its-kind Mutual Fund Solution/Scheme for its customers.
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