Lack of consistent income key reason for most people being out of financial inclusion: NabardSixteen vans are given by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) to spread awareness among people, which will dis...
06 Jan, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
Once under ISIS influence, men in Maharashtra make a new beginningThe initiative began with some 270 young men, who were trained in mobile phone repairing.
10 Feb, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
Maharashtra okays Rs 2,000-crore bank guarantee for farm loansThe Minister said he has asked cooperative banks not to recover pending loan amount from farmers' crop insurance payments deposited in thei...
21 Jun, 2016, 10.09 PM IST
India Inc biggies like Tata Group, Godrej Industries look to ease Maharashtra drought crisisAs the threat of a water shortage looms larger with each passing year, India Inc’s biggies aren’t just focusing on improving their own cons...
15 Apr, 2016, 03.52 AM IST
Indian companies look to ease Maharashtra water crisisThe team decided to adopt an integrated approach towards relief work to be carried out in three districts of the region -Latur, Beed and Os...
14 Apr, 2016, 11.11 AM IST
Beed in Marathwada bone dry after two years of droughtThe average distance for carrying water from the source to villages is 35 km. By the first week of June, it may go up to 45 km. In 2015, Be...
10 Apr, 2016, 04.37 AM IST
Task force moots idea of price stabilisation fund for farmersThe mission is also undertaking the task of training gram sevaks, police Patils and health workers so that they provide timely assistance t...
23 Oct, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Set up independent banks for poor, says Grameen Bank founder Muhammed YunusMuhammed Yunus called for establishment of independent banks for the poor and underprivileged, as part of empowering women's SHGs in drough...
06 Sep, 2015, 10.42 PM IST
Cops suspended for thrashing farmer in MaharashtraTwo policemen were today suspended for thrashing a farmer in Beed district of Marathwada, while the latter was in a queue.
01 Aug, 2015, 05.05 PM IST
Maharashtra farmer suicides: 50% of kin denied reliefAn RTI application has revealed that of the total 5,698 suicides, spouses of 2,731 victims have been found ineligible to receive govt aid.
09 Feb, 2015, 11.22 AM IST
Devendra Fadnavis wants banks to expand in Konkan, Vidarbha, MarathwadaChairing a special meeting of the State Level Banking Committee, Fadnavis asked the banks to study the pockets which do not have any branch...
15 Jan, 2015, 10.35 PM IST
Banks face potential losses over Rs 5,000 crore farm loans after unseasonal rains in MaharashtraPublic and private sector banks with an exposure of over Rs 5,000 crore to farm loans in Maharashtra are staring at potential losses
16 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Famine sucks life out of Maharashtra's Touring TalkiesSitting on the Mandovi river bank here, where he has set up his maiden Goa show of the 107-year-old Touring Talkies, Vijay Kulkarni has mix...
30 Apr, 2013, 11.52 AM IST
- India Inc steps up rural hiring to fuel growth
Banks, in particular, have taken certain key course corrections in hiring process, opening up a vast reservoir of talent from villages.
01 Oct, 2012, 10.55 AM IST
- Farmers get more time to repay
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised to meet the challenge of a poor monsoon which he admitted would impact the kharif crop by rescheduli...
16 Aug, 2009, 07.16 AM IST
- Pawar not sure if loan waiver package will curb suicides
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he was 'not sure' if suicides by farmers in his home state would stop as a result ...
01 Mar, 2008, 09.50 PM IST
- Nabard hikes plan outlay for state by 27%
Moreover, the state needs to strengthen infrastructure relevant for agriculture and rural development.
23 Jan, 2007, 11.16 PM IST