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A poor farmer single-handedly digs up a well in 20 days on his land in Madhya Pradesh to give his drought-hit village water for irrigation and daily use. But, it wasn’t easy for Bhagwan Singh, 38, of Nevari village in Agar district. He owns two bighas (about.8 acres) of farm land on the outskirts of

60 tribal students from Alirajpur and Jhabua districts in Madhya Pradesh have succeeded in clearing the JEE-Mains. A total of 210 students from these 2 districts had set for the exams. From Alirajpur 22 boys cleared and from Jhabua 38, including 9 girls cleared in their first attempt. These students

The Narendra Modi government has set up an inter-ministerial panel to suggest a plan to double farm income in 5 years. PM has been talking of this often and this was a promise made in this year's budget. The panel has been asked to submit its suggestions in 2 months.

Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das has directed that Jharkraft emporiums be opened in all big cities of the country. Besides a big 10000 sq ft showroom will be opened in the HEC area of Ranchi. The Chief Minister has also asked that government departments should procure blankets, towels, school dress etc

An interview with the CEO of Common Service Centres (CSC) Sri Dinesh Kumar Tyagi has been published in HT on 2nd May 2016. In this interview Tyagi talks of how CSC will play a key role in empowerment of rural India. He says that the CSC has been established to improve financial inclusion, digital

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme to distribute 1000 e-rickshaws in Varanasi. News says that within a year the target is to replace 20,000 traditional rickshaws with 10,000 of e-rickshaws. Proposal is also afoot to book e-rickshaws online to help commuters. 11 e-boats were also

While talking about the income of farmers, the PM stated that it is his dream to see farmers double their income by 2022, when the country completes 75 years of independence. The time horizon to reach his dream is very clear in his statement. It is obvious that he is referring to a doubling of

The Prime Minister will launch the e-platform for marketing of agri products on April 14. It will roll out to 200 mandis by September this year The launching of e-platform for marketing of agriculture products is being done with the aim to provide more options to farmers to sell their produce and is

“The money should be released in advance so that work does not get hampered. Nobody is here to criticise the government. The only point being made is delay in payments, which is undeniable and totally unacceptable,” observed a bench led by Justice Madan B Lokur. The court also directed the Centre to

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch "Gramoday Se Bharat Uday" campaign, to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, on April 14 in Madhya Pradesh. The campaign will conclude on Panchayati Raj Day on April 24, when Modi is expected to address all gram sabhas in the country from

Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das will Wednesday honour sanitation workers across the state on the eve of 125th birth anniversary of Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The sanitation workers will be given Rs 1,000 each as incentives. In all, there are an estimated 23,000 sanitation workers in the state. Das will address a

The Center for Rural Development and Technology (IIT Delhi) and Human Settlement and Management Institute , HUDCO organised a national workshop on Monday, on the issue of Rural Housing Knowledge Network. The main objective of the event was the test launch of the official portal of the Rural Housing