NIRD&PR to assess govt's youth employment schemeThe National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) will soon undertake real-time assessment of government’s flagship y...
Rural development ministry opens application for director general of NIRD&PRRural development ministry has invited applications for the post of director general of the National Institute of Rural Development and Pan...
Entrepreneurship on wheels: A UNDP project is taking mentorship and training to rural womenIt is well known that in India has one of the lowest workforces in the world with a rank of 108 in the Gender Gap Index. The only way to br...
Financial inclusion drive must target the poor: Former RBI Governor D SubbaraoSubbarao said financial institutions must learn how the poor plan their cash balance and then design a policy to smoothen their financial i...
Raghuram Rajan warns against rupee depreciation;says will make imports costlierTerming the currency a complicated animal, the RBI Governor said some of India’s emerging market counterparts like Brazil have had signific...
Raghuram Rajan to address RRB directors on governance at NIRDThe NIRD’s Director General Dr W.R. Reddy said the first of its kind training program for directors of RRBs was being held given the critic...
CAG finds irregularities in Centre's agri scheme RKVYRashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was launched in the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012) amid faltering agriculture growth in the previous ...
Centre allocates Rs 500 cr for NIRD under 12th planThe central government has allocated Rs 500 crore to city-based National Institute for Rural Development (NIRD).
- Rural Muslim poverty highest in Assam, WB, UP and Guj: UNDP
United Nations has observed that poverty head count ratio for Muslims is highest in the states of Assam, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Guj...
- BJP demands CBI probe to cover job scam in the whole state
There is finally something for the opposition leaders in Orissa to smile in the wake of the CBI probe ordered into job scam in the state.
- Survey finds too many holes in welfare scheme execution in Orissa
Orissa government finally gave its consent to a CBI probe into the alleged corruption in the utilization of central funds.
- SC for expeditious CBI probe into MNREGA fund embezzlement
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to expeditiously decide on a CBI probe into alleged MNREGA fund embezzlement. .
- SPV formed for development of primitive tribals
Orissa government has finally begun acting to take proper measures for the development of primitive tribes thanks to the intervention by th...
- V S Sampath to take charge as Power Secy from Jan 2
Chemicals and Petrochemicals Secretary V S Sampath is likely to take charge as Power Secretary from January 2, 2009.
- Planners to lay more stress on rural development in 10th Plan
MORE emphasis would be laid on rural development in the Tenth Five-Year Plan in a bid to reduce regional imbalances and improve the standar...