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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Rural India

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.

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Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 puts the average MPCE in rural India has been Rs. 3,773 and in urban India has been Rs. 6,459.

How to tackle India’s snakebite problem — go beyond ‘big 4’, overhaul 100-year-old protocol

Snakebites in India considered a ‘poor man’s problem’ with little investment in their prevention & treatment. Experts flag need to improve medical infra & focus on community awareness.

Modi govt’s model village scheme has fared poorly. MPs adopted only half of targeted panchayats

Launched in 2014, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana is nearing its 2024 deadline, but lack of dedicated funds & interest from MPs means even in adopted villages, work completed is under 75%.

Maharashtra’s Parbhani is training athletes without govt support. They dream of Olympic gold

Shri Samarth Athletics Sports Residential Academy has produced young marathon runners who have reached the finish line even at the international level.

Survey reveals students in rural India use smartphones more for games, less for grades

The survey, conducted by the Delhi-based Development Intelligence Unit, targeted children aged 6–16 in rural communities across 20 states and union territories.

Handloom operated by 1 leg, contraption for tree-climbers — how rural India is spearheading innovation

Recipients of 11th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation & Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Awards felicitated by President Droupadi Murmu for using traditional knowledge for novel innovations.

Lack of regular income, societal norms make savings a challenge for women in UP, Bihar: US non-profit

Study by US-based not for profit, Women’s World Banking, finds that lack of regular income, no control over household money, & societal norms make savings a challenge for women.

This veiled jal saheli & her all-women team revived a river. Their village is now thriving

Sharda Devi’s journey as a water warrior began in 2020. She was felicitated by the President for her water conservation efforts Saturday.

Why is rural India grappling with higher inflation than urban parts? High food prices hold key

Inflation rates in rural India were higher than in urban areas for first 7 months of the year, govt data shows. A major reason lies in the way inflation is calculated for the 2 regions.

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India is going to have its least free & fair election in 2024. See these 5 indicators

So far what we have seen of the 2024 elections is enough to indicate that the continuous slide of democratic standards is headed toward breaching the minimum threshold of an electoral democracy.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.