rural

Cabinet approves eight railway projects, ₹3.06 tn for 20 mn rural houses, launches programme for horticulture farmers

New Delhi: The Union cabinet committee on Friday approved ₹24,657 crore for eight new railway projects till FY31 to improve…

1 month ago

150 million rural homes connected to tap water supply, West Bengal, Rajasthan lag

New Delhi: About 150 million of the country's 193 million rural households are connected to tap water supply, according to…

2 months ago

Australian police officer recalls 2022 ambush by extremists in rural area that left 2 officers dead

MELBOURNE, Australia -- A police officer testified Tuesday he did not know where bullets were coming from as two colleagues…

2 months ago

Rural schemes empower 37 mn women till June, generate 3 billion person-days in FY24, says economic survey

New Delhi: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) generated 3.1 billion person-days and 521 million average person-days…

2 months ago

Who is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?

HUALIEN, Taiwan -- The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million…

2 months ago

Poverty dips to 8.5% from 21% in 2011-12, says NCAER paper

NEW DELHI: A new survey has estimated poverty to have declined to 8.5% from 21% in 2011-12 and pointed out…

3 months ago

‘Moorane Krishnappa’ movie review: A fantastic rural comedy with Rangayana Raghu and Sampath Maitreya in great form

Sampath Maitreya (left) and Rangayana Raghu in ‘Moorane Krishnappa’ | Photo Credit: Anand Audio/YouTube Some comedy films get misunderstood, while…

3 months ago