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TopicRural household

Topic: Rural household

Behind rush to return to agriculture in post-Covid Haryana, state’s ‘struggle to create jobs’

A NABARD report shows number of agricultural households in Haryana rose from 34% to 58% in 5 yrs up to 2021-22, a sharper increase than in other agrarian states, signaling economic stress.

50% rural, 93% urban households in India use clean fuel for cooking, shows latest govt survey

Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey 2022-23, conducted by NSSO, covered 3.02 lakh Indian households in urban and rural areas between July 2022 and June 2023.

‘Jobs often unavailable when sought’ — Economic Survey says NREGS demand ‘not real indicator’ of distress

States with lower poor population such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala used relatively higher proportion of MGNREGS funds due to better administration, says survey report.

Modi govt is changing rural India. They are spending differently from MGNREGA era

The highlight of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 is that the share of rural households' expenditure on cereals has fallen below 10% for the first time.

It’s not just jobs: 2-yr Punjab study says drugs, corruption driving rural youth’s exodus abroad too

'Overseas Migration from Rural Punjab: Trends, Causes and Consequences’ study by Punjab Agriculture University professors was conducted between 2021-2023. Canada preferred destination for 42%.

MGNREGS hits record with 3.1 crore families seeking work in May. It’s a cry for help from Bharat

From a record-breaking number of households demanding work under the MGNREGS to the stark decline in consumption and FMCG sales — all signs point to a rural livelihood crisis.

No dearth of central funds for Nal Se Jal, confident of 100% coverage by 2024: Vini Mahajan

As flagship scheme for tap water connection in every home picks up pace, states’ utilisation of funds up too, expecting over Rs 45,000 crore in budget, says drinking water secretary.

How better institutional credit is shielding poor from moneylenders in rural India

The share of traditional moneylenders to rural credit has come down significantly as institutional financing has become more accessible in a post Jan-Dhan account-holding India.

Tamil Nadu left Punjab, Bengal far behind. Here’s what it needs to do now

Tamil Nadu is ageing and the availability of labour may cause a problem if inward migration is not encouraged.

After rural homes, govt now plans mega scheme to extend tap water facility to urban homes

Centre is likely to allocate Rs 2.64 lakh crore in the next budget for the scheme, which will be a joint venture between the central and state governments.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Agni’ on the move—India successfully test-fires Agni-Prime nuclear missile from a train

With the latest test, India has the capability to launch a nuclear missile from under the sea, surface, air, and now from a railway network.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.