Activists representing workers' groups, who opposed slashing of MGNREGS budget, allege govt trying to phase out programme that guarantees minimum 100 days of paid work to rural families.
Presenting its third budget, DMK govt announced monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 for women heads of households. This was a major poll promise when the party came to power in 2021.
The reduced allocation may imply that government agencies will not procure and sell any pulse, oilseeds or cotton if their prices fall below MSP during FY24.
Our response to KYC problems has been to bring technology to streamline processes. The problem is that they often don’t work as well as one would have hoped.
The Prime Minister said that the Union Budget gives priority to the deprived and will fulfill the dreams of the aspirational society, the farmers, and the middle class.
Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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