UP government sets a December deadline for getting 'gharaunis' ready for more than 90,000 villagesThe Yogi government of India's Uttar Pradesh state aims to prepare 'gharaunis,' certificates of people's land or patrimonial houses, for mo...
03 Jun, 2023, 03.53 PM IST
Convenient for those in power to appropriate Gandhi's legacy but difficult to walk in his footsteps: Rahul GandhiIn a statement, the former Congress chief said, "We remember and pay our respects to that great son of India. Our remembering is made more ...
03 Oct, 2022, 12.40 PM IST
Introducing fortified staples, more ration can help kids who missed mid-day meals in lockdown: UN WFPIntroducing fortified staples in the food baskets distributed to schoolchildren, focussing on fulfilling nutritional requirements of childr...
12 Sep, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
No place for 'middlemen' in my government, every paisa reaches poor: PM Narendra ModiIn an apparent jibe at ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi's famous comment, Modi said, "If one rupee is released from Delhi, the entire 100 paise (now) rea...
23 Aug, 2018, 05.24 PM IST
Tried to keep Mann ki Baat out of politics: Prime Minister Narendra ModiMann Ki Baat completed three years on Sunday, a period during which the PM said he had got many ideas from people regarding improvements in...
25 Sep, 2017, 12.22 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee lends Bengali touch to Modi government's schemes, renames themWhy should the schemes run in the name of Pradhan Mantri or in the name of leaders or ideologues of the Centre,” is CM Mamata Banerjee's ar...
21 Mar, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
India may seek Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank funding for PM Narendra Modi’s pet projectsOfficials said Modi, who met AIIB president Jin Liqun in Delhi last month, has asked senior officials to approach the institution for loans.
18 Feb, 2016, 05.53 AM IST
Karnataka government's 'Suvarna Gramodaya Yojana' a failure: CAGKarnataka government's 'Suvarna Gramodaya Yojana' was a "failure" as the overall development of each village was not achieved, the CAG has ...
29 Jun, 2015, 07.49 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi pays rich tribute to Nanaji Deshmukh on birth anniversaryLaunching the book 'Viraat-Purush Nanaji' at Vigyan Bhawan today, Modi lauded Nanaji's energy, drive and commitment towards social welfare .
11 Oct, 2014, 10.30 PM IST
Canara Bank expands its Gramodaya scheme in DelhiGramodaya is a scheme floated by bank for identifying villages or slums for overall development, Canara Bank said in a statement.
13 Jul, 2014, 07.14 PM IST
- Kalam says he did not authorise anybody to use his name
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam has clarified that he has not permitted any trust or foundation to use his name.
22 Aug, 2008, 09.52 PM IST
- Poverty schemes bolstered
In an effort to improve bottomlines in a different way, the government wants to reduce the proportion of people living below the poverty li...
26 Feb, 2005, 02.31 AM IST
- They are promising clean drinking water in villages
The government made progress in its common minimum programme commitment of rural connectivity, development of wasteland and desert regions ...
26 Feb, 2005, 01.43 AM IST
- Social Sectors
As per the Human Development Reports (HDRs) published annually by the UNDP since 1991, India has consistently improved on the human develop...
26 Feb, 2005, 12.28 AM IST