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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicRural India

Topic: Rural India

3-cr Lakhpati Didis goal & rural houses ‘priority’, Shivraj takes stock as rural development minister

Former MP CM has already held slew of meetings since taking charge, says rural development, agriculture and farmer welfare ministries to immediately start work on 100-day plan.

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.

SubscriberWrites: One Lifestyle, Two Incomes- Welcome to New India

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.

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

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.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

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.