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Breastfeeding Takes a Village: Strengthening Rural Support Networks

Breastfeeding is one of the most cost-effective and accessible ways to improve child survival and long-term health. Yet in rural India—where child malnutrition remains stubbornl

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WOTR launches manual on its Water Stewardship Initiative

Speaking about the manual, Prakash Keskar Executive Director, WOTR, said, “The WSI manual captures our learnings and experiences from the Water Stewardship Initiative’s pilot proje

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CSC to set up 1 lakh LPG distribution centres in rural areas by March; 21,000 made operational

The government's e-services delivery arm CSC SPV on Thursday said it plans to set up 1 lakh LPG distribution centres across India, with focus on rural and semi-urban areas, by March 2022. The CSC SPV further said it ha

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Gram Ujala scheme to offer LED bulbs for Rs 10 per piece in rural areas

State-run EESL arm Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) on Friday launched the Gram Ujala programme under which high quality energy efficient LED bulbs will be given for

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Rural BPO scheme: women form 40% of added headcount

The government’s India BPO promotion scheme, which aims to popularise the industry beyond metros, has so far provided employment to almost 11,000 people across the country, of which 40% are women.

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India looks to provide access to electricity to all in 2018

Seventy years after independence, India is racing to connect thousands of villages with electricity as it looks to accelerate growth whose dividend are distributed to all. The new year will see the government accelerat

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Coming, a million ‘rural information fellows’

Scientific and technical empowerment of villagers has helped Jamsetji Tata National Virtual Academy (NVA) come closer to the Gandhian ideal of developing rural India, M.S. Swaminathan, founder chairman, M.S. Swaminatha