Rural Connect
HCL Foundation, Flipkart to empower rural women artisans
HCL Foundation has partnered with Flipkart to provide livelihood opportunities to...
Create an All India Panchayati Raj Services (IPRS) on the model of IAS, IPS, IFS, recommends a symposium on PRIs in Andhra
AGRASRI, an ICSSR grant-in-aid research institute for maintenance and development,...
Are Indian villages salt mines?
Thakur Phool Singh, an MLA, said, “Indian villages are salt mines and whosoever...
Average rural wages increase by more than 4 per cent : DEA report
According to the economic report released by the Department of Economic Affairs...
There needs to be an agricultural policy with periodic reviews: Badri Narayan Choudhary
Badri Narayan Choudhary, National General Secretary, Bhartiya Kisan Sangh, an affiliate...
Sugar industry can be a catalyst in transforming the rural sector: Roshan Lal Tamak
Roshan Lal Tamak from DCM Shriram Ltd was one of the participants at the concluding...
“It is the farmers who need to be brought to the table before making any policy for them”: Ajay Vir Jakhar
The concluding session of the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NEDAC Awards...
Royal Finserv launches digital payments app for ‘Cashless India’
Driven by the ‘Cashless India’ theme, Royal Finserv has announced the launch of...
Asha Kiran to rebuild rural livelihoods for five lakh households impacted by Covid-19
A tie-up has been announced between the Government of Uttar Pradesh and The/Nudge...
jüSTa Hotels and Resorts announces the opening of Birding Resort at Dharamshala
Guests seeking tranquility, soft adventure and nature's bounty in plenty have a...
Svamitva Scheme: Benefits and challenges
The real empowerment would be for landless persons, whose properties are their buildings/houses...
Budget 2021-22 and Rural Development: Implementation is the Key
Most of the programmes/schemes are being implemented by the Panchayats at grassroots...
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IFFCO welcomes Ministry of Cooperation’s historic step towards digitalization of PACS
The computerization of PACS will connect the last-mile farmer to the economy of the country. It would create transparency and accountability...
Cabinet approves computerization of PACS
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We have to depend on cooperatives for food security in future: Konda Reddy Chavva
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