Tagged : rural
New footprint for Bangladesh's Grameen: Adidas shoes
Bangladesh's Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is to step into Adidas shoes...literally. His Grameen Group, which is mainly into rural credit, is planning a joint venture with the German sports apparel maker to make low-cost shoes for the poor........
Published : Sunday 21 Mar 2010 17:20 | Read More
Bangladesh's Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is to step into Adidas shoes...literally. His Grameen Group, which is mainly into rural credit, is planning a joint venture with the German sports apparel maker to make low-cost shoes for the poor........
Published : Sunday 21 Mar 2010 17:20 | Read More
Kashmir minister uses militants' name for Anantnag
Jammu and Kashmir's Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar Saturday referred to Anantnag district in south Kashmir as Islamabad - a name made mandatory by the militants in 1990........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 21:44 | Read More
Jammu and Kashmir's Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar Saturday referred to Anantnag district in south Kashmir as Islamabad - a name made mandatory by the militants in 1990........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 21:44 | Read More
Pakistan faces 4,500 MW power shortfall
Pakistan faces a staggering 4,500 MW power shortfall, leading to outages of up to 16 hours in rural areas........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 16:58 | Read More
Pakistan faces a staggering 4,500 MW power shortfall, leading to outages of up to 16 hours in rural areas........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 16:58 | Read More
Will torch myself if not given a home, says poor Dalit
Many rural poor are upset over alleged corruption in getting houses under a central government scheme and a 30-year-old Dalit woman has threatened to set herself on fire if she does not get a home due to her........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 11:27 | Read More
Many rural poor are upset over alleged corruption in getting houses under a central government scheme and a 30-year-old Dalit woman has threatened to set herself on fire if she does not get a home due to her........
Published : Saturday 20 Mar 2010 11:27 | Read More
Azad overrules IMA's objections to rural MBBS course
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has three problems with the government's plan to create a special cadre of rural doctors through a truncated MBBS course, but the health ministry has refused to yield to its pressure and will push ahead on the subject .......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 17:45 | Read More
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has three problems with the government's plan to create a special cadre of rural doctors through a truncated MBBS course, but the health ministry has refused to yield to its pressure and will push ahead on the subject .......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 17:45 | Read More
Finally, Kalam's dream 'PURA' project to get a push
Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's dream project of provide urban amenities in rural areas for which he had coined the acronym 'PURA' is set to get a push, with pilot schemes planned under the public-private partnership mode........
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 16:19 | Read More
Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's dream project of provide urban amenities in rural areas for which he had coined the acronym 'PURA' is set to get a push, with pilot schemes planned under the public-private partnership mode........
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 16:19 | Read More
New banks in villages with over 2,000 people
New banks can now open in rural areas with a population of over 2,000, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said Tuesday........
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 19:53 | Read More
New banks can now open in rural areas with a population of over 2,000, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said Tuesday........
Published : Tuesday 16 Mar 2010 19:53 | Read More
SBI to open 1,000 semi-urban, rural area branches
State Bank of India (SBI), India's leading lending institution, plans to open 1,000 branches in rural and semi-urban areas of the country during the 2010-11 financial year........
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 20:58 | Read More
State Bank of India (SBI), India's leading lending institution, plans to open 1,000 branches in rural and semi-urban areas of the country during the 2010-11 financial year........
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 20:58 | Read More
Srei Sahaj joins hands with State Bank of India
Srei Sahaj e-Village Ltd., a subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure Finance, Monday inked a deal with the State Bank of India (SBI) to ensure financial inclusion of rural areas, a company statement said here........
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 18:27 | Read More
Srei Sahaj e-Village Ltd., a subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure Finance, Monday inked a deal with the State Bank of India (SBI) to ensure financial inclusion of rural areas, a company statement said here........
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 18:27 | Read More
Tax-free budget in Assam, sops for rural poor
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday presented a populist tax-free budget with lots of sops for the rural poor, besides incentives for the education sector, jobs for the unemployed and welfare measures for women in a bid to woo voters ahead of next yea.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 14:21 | Read More
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday presented a populist tax-free budget with lots of sops for the rural poor, besides incentives for the education sector, jobs for the unemployed and welfare measures for women in a bid to woo voters ahead of next yea.......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 14:21 | Read More
30 hurt in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt
Cairo, March 13 (DPA) Thirty people were injured when clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims in a rural area in northern Egypt, media reports said........
Published : Saturday 13 Mar 2010 10:19 | Read More
Cairo, March 13 (DPA) Thirty people were injured when clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims in a rural area in northern Egypt, media reports said........
Published : Saturday 13 Mar 2010 10:19 | Read More
Painted auto-rickshaws to be auctioned at Fashion Week (Lead)
Auto-rickshaws painted by well-known artists will be auctioned at the upcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) with the proceeds going to NGO Khushii that works for the upliftment of the poor and destitute in rural and urban areas........
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 16:46 | Read More
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Auto-rickshaws painted by well-known artists will be auctioned at the upcoming Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) with the proceeds going to NGO Khushii that works for the upliftment of the poor and destitute in rural and urban areas........
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 16:46 | Read More