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Jharkhand: Bhagaiya silk, Kuchai silk, Munda jewellery, bamboo craft get GI tagJharkhand's traditional crafts have achieved a significant milestone for the artisans and weavers of Jharkhand. Bhagaiya silk, Kuchai silk,...
Substantial regional disparities in labour market conditions across India: SBI Research ReportIndia’s labour force is undergoing structural transformation with the share of agriculture in the workforce witnessing a modest 23% decline...
AgriTech startup Cropcoin Technologies (Pehle Jaisa) raises Rs 12 crore in Pre-Series AThe funds will fuel geographical expansion across Bihar and Jharkhand, enhance bio-category product development for soil health, and build ...
From guns to gills: How fish farming is transforming former Naxalites in JharkhandA central government scheme is helping former insurgents in eastern Jharkhand. They are now choosing fishing over violence. The Pradhan Man...
Centre approves 3,027 crores for disaster mitigation projects across statesA High-Level Committee led by Home Minister Amit Shah has sanctioned Rs 3,027.86 crore for disaster mitigation in several states. This fund...
India to drive 20 pc of global economic growth in next decade: Amitabh KantIndia is set to drive 20 per cent of global economic growth in the next decade, becoming the third largest economy. G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant...
Nitish Kumar govt writes to NITI Aayog, seeks special status for BiharIn his letter, the minister admitted that Bihar stood way below the national average when it came to indicators like per capita income, eas...
Agritech platform DeHaat raises $115 million from Sofina, Lightrock & TemasekDeHaat has been building a digitised network of farmers as well as last-mile service providers and providing direct access to farmers throu...
Over 14,400 ha area in Andaman & Nicobar becomes first large territory to get organic certificationAfter Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands, Lakshadweep and Ladakh are proactively taking steps for the transformation of their traditional or...
UP Shrawasti tops Niti Aayog aspirational district ranking in DecemberBaksa (Assam) and Bokaro (Jharkhand) have been ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
Mizoram's Mamit district tops NITI Aayog's aspirational rankings for the month of OctoberThe rankings took into account incremental progress made by over 112 aspirational districts across six developmental areas during October.
UP's Chandauli tops aspirational district rankings for SeptemberHealth and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion, skill development and basic infrastructure were the ...
Hybrid rice: Corteva slowly making inroads into Bihar, Jharkhand; trains 90K woman farmersRural women were growing inbred rice, a self-pollinated home-grown rice, in a traditional way. Now, they are trained to grow hybrid seeds e...
PM Modi to review progress of 30 'aspirational' districts on November 6The prime minister will interact with chief secretaries and secretaries to review the progress made by these 30 most underdeveloped distric...
Virudhunagar, Naupada, Sidharthnagar among top 3 aspirational districtsPakur (Jharkhand), Hailakandi (Assam) and Chatra (Jharkhand) are three least improved aspirational districts, according to the second delta...
Agriculture biggest strength of economy; bamboo policy soon: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari has also said that the government is likely to bring a policy to promote bamboo sector which could be used to harness bio-fue...
Jharkhand CM invites US industries to 'Make in Jharkhand'Jharkhand is a land full of opportunities and possibilities, whether in industry, agriculture, IT or tourism, said CM Raghubar Das.
Rural labour loses women, Karnataka worst offenderAccording to Niti Aayog, the main reasons are lack of job opportunities for women in rural areas and the poor performance in the agricultur...
- RIL's CSR initiative focuses on 24 poorest rural areas
Reliance Foundation has undertaken a CSR initiative on rural transformation, which covers 24 of the poorest pockets across 10 states, engag...
- PM asks rural development officers to improve farm income
Faced with a serious crisis in the agriculture sector, PM Manmohan Singh on Monday asked the district rural development officers (DRDOs) to...