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LIRNEasia conducts only institutional survey of 'BharatNet Assessing
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): LIRNEasia, an ICT policy and regulation think tank based in Sri Lanka, conducted an institutional survey in Oct 2015 Jan 2016 revealing use and access of BharatNet, an Information superhighway for providing broadband connectivity to 250,000 Gram Panchayats in
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Tata Trusts, Google India partner with MobiKwik to encourage adoption of d
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Tata Trusts and Google India expand the 'Internet Saathi' program by enabling cashless transactions through MobiKwik, with an aim to drive digital economy in rural parts of India.
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RBI asks banks to increase supply of notes to rural branches
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): In order to supply more notes to currency-starved rural branches of the banks, the Reserve bank of India (RBI) has asked its lenders to increase issuance of fresh notes at these areas.
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Normalising rural banking services is a priority: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Dec. 31(ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Saturday, said that normalising banking services, especially in the country's rural and remote areas, is a priority in the New Year.
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Mobikwik to enable Utility Bill Payments across India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Indian mobile wallet major MobiKwik on Wednesday announced that users across India including those from rural and semi-rural areas will be able to pay their utility and convenience bills using the wallet.
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BSF organises 'Sports Mela' in Poonch rural areas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec. 23 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) recently organised a sports mela (fair) in Khanater Poonch for students of rural area schools.
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TMC, BJP demand removal of tainted Tripura minister
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Dec.23 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress and and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state units in Tripura have separately sought the expulsion of the state's Forest and Rural Development Minister Naresh Jamatia from the cabinet for his alleged involvement in a sex sca
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Most rural students in Bangladesh believe that militant activities are jus
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec. 21 (ANI): A study by a non-government organisation, Shopner Desh, has revealed that a majority of rural students in Bangladesh believe that militant activities are justified.
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Urban teen girls lag way behind in physical activity
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 21 (ANI): Girls buck up! A new study reveals that urban teenage girls lag far behind from the expected levels of physical activity compared to their suburban and rural counterparts.
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Cabinet Approves MoU to improve effectiveness of rural development program
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to improve the effectiveness of rural developme
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Experts deliberate on the connect between global warming, life patterns of
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.13 (ANI): At a panel discussion held recently at the Indian Social Institute (ISI) here, prominent social activists and media persons deliberated on the connect between global warming and the life patterns of rural communities.
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Telangana government firms up cashless action plan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana)[India], Dec.7 (ANI): Telangana Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Wednesday had a meeting with bankers and postal department officials on implementing of cashless transactions in the state.
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