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Tata Trusts’ spending jumps 73% to Rs 1,556 crore in Noel Tata’s first full yearTata Trusts reported a 72.5% increase in philanthropic spending to Rs 1,556.31 crore in 2025-26. Major allocations included Rs 457.62 crore...
Jyotiraditya Scindia outlines banking expansion plans for Northeast India at Bankers' Conclave 2.0 in AgartalaJyotiraditya M. Scindia discussed significant banking developments at the North East Bankers’ Conclave 2.0 in Agartala. He outlined future ...
In 2024, Arup invested £1 million in a UK wildland project. Its funding supported restoration across 71.24 hectares and secured 10,000 tonnes of carbon removal creditsIn 2024, Arup invested £1 million in Nattergal’s Boothby Wildland project in Lincolnshire, supporting restoration activity across 71.24 hec...
Accelerating Plastics Circularity: Turning Ambition into Scalable Action | Industry RoundtableIndustry experts convened to emphasize the need for advancing plastics circularity throughout India and the Asia Pacific region. They ident...
Budget FY22: Can FM rejuvenate the Indian economy? Here are some possibilitiesWill she be able to provide the spark that can turn the recovering economy into an engine of growth? ET looks at the possibilities.
MFIs pitch for issuance of tax free social bonds by NABARD, SIDBIIn a pre-Budget memorandum to the Finance Ministry, Sa-Dhan, the association of microfinance sector, also made a case for introduction of c...
Budget 2019 may address issues in strategic sectors to support growth: ReportThe government is expected to initiate measures in the upcoming budget to support domestic growth momentum.
Ahead of polls, government gets into mission mode on rural uplift“Our focus is more on backward districts. We are working on a mission mode to achieve our targets by the end of this year,” a senior govt o...
Assam starts World bank funded Agribusiness and Rural Transformation ProjectSarbananda Sonowal expressed optimism that this project would be able to uplift the agricultural sector of the state and inspire the farmer...
Centre to priortise waste management as prime focusThe waste management programme has been started recently under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission which also ensures additional income ...
Two NGOs per policeman in India: CBI tells Supreme CourtOnly 10% of the 3 million NGOs submit accounts of their funding and expenditure to the authorities as mandatorily required.
Rural development ministry to revamp Indira Awaas Yojana, a move in line with Modi’s visionKey changes include making construction of toilets part of the scheme, besides providing for mandatory convergence of water & power supply
Evolve scheme for skill development centres: Badal to NabardPunjab CM Parkash Singh Badal today asked Nabard to evolve special scheme for setting up skill development centres in villages to enable un...
Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang for streamlining NABARD funded projectsThe CM also urged NABARD to concentrate on Agri and allied sectors since these sectors have tremendous scope for uplift of the economy of S...
Rural dev ministry gets Rs 80,194 crore Budget 2013 allocationRural Development Ministry, which steers a number of flagship programme like MNREGA and PMGSY, gets an allocation of Rs 80,194 crore for 20...
- FM's PMAGY plan to uplift SC community
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has reached out to scheduled castes by announcing Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) while present...
- What broking houses expect from Budget
Read what the broking houses expect from Union Budget 2009-2010.
Declining rural funding by statesThe cumulative expenditure of states in rural development as a percentage of total expenditure has dropped to 4 per cent.
- ADB to provide $150 mn for rural telephony in India
Multi-lateral funding agency Asian Development Bank will provide $150 million for developing rural telephony in India.
- Time again for Pravasi party
The theme for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas this year is engaging overseas Indians in India’s socio-economic development.