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69% growth in rural female employment during 2018-23, says government report
1 month ago

69% growth in rural female employment during 2018-23, says government report

New Indian Express  

India has witnessed significant growth in its Female Labour Force Participation Rate, particularly in rural areas, from 2017–18 to 2022–23, according to the government. In the executive summary of the paper, the authors state: "Our paper measures the final outcome of these initiatives as a cumulative growth in female LFPR across India, with a particular focus on rural areas. According …

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The road to change goes through rural America — if Democrats would only travel it
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The road to change goes through rural America — if Democrats would only travel it

Raw Story  

Crime is down in America. You know how much good Democrats have done for America, so let me sharpen my point but quick and tell you that sadly, tens of millions of other Americans don’t. Understand, I’m not bagging them here, and actually think they are running many strong races across the board, but I also think they need to …

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Budget 2024: Urban, rural land reforms ‘welcome move’ by government
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Urban, rural land reforms ‘welcome move’ by government

The Hindu  

The 2024-2025 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promised a few reforms related to land and land use in the country ranging from their identification to planning and potentially drawing from multiple domains. Ms. Sitharaman said “land-related reforms and actions, both in rural and urban areas, will cover land administration, planning and management, and urban planning, usage and …

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Election Commission orders transfer of non-cadre DMs, SPs in four states
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission orders transfer of non-cadre DMs, SPs in four states

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday issued transfer orders for non-cadre officers who are posted as District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police in Gujarat, Punjab, Odisha and West Bengal, citing its commitment to a level playing field in the Lok Sabha polls to be held from April to June. On March 18, the Commission ordered the transfer of the …

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: ECI issues transfer orders for non-cadre officers in THESE 4 states
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: ECI issues transfer orders for non-cadre officers in THESE 4 states

Live Mint  

Election Commission of India on 21 March issued transfer orders for non-cadre officers who are posted at leadership positions as District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police in four states namely Gujarat, Punjab, Odisha and West Bengal. The officers to be transferred are SPs of Chhota Udaipur and Ahmedabad Rural districts in Gujarat. DM of Dhenkanal and SPs of Deogarh and …

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The need for Centre-state partnerships at every rung
2 years, 5 months ago

The need for Centre-state partnerships at every rung

Hindustan Times  

India has a strange paradox. Of the 29 subjects assigned to rural panchayats in the 11th Schedule and 18 to urban local bodies in the 12th Schedule of the Constitution, several have centrally The Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan, now called Samagra Shiksha, the National Rural Health Mission and the recently launched Ayushman Bharat initiatives, and all rural development programmes modified and …

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How Modi’s India Has Succeeded in Bringing Down Poverty in Rural Areas
2 years, 6 months ago

How Modi’s India Has Succeeded in Bringing Down Poverty in Rural Areas

News 18  

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” This oft-cited quote is attributed to Lord Kelvin or William Thomson, who also theorised a completely new temperature scale. The poverty line has been disaggregated state-wise and separately for rural and urban areas. In one of the most cited essays on poverty, Lipton and Ravallion note: “The highest incidence and severity …

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The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts
2 years, 11 months ago

The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts

Live Mint  

If the Centre holds its ground on allocations to the rural employment guarantee scheme, this important measure of last resort will end up offering about one-third fewer person-days of work in 2022-23, show Mint calculations. In a report to the Lok Sabha, the panel criticized the lower allocation for 2022-23 to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, which …

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Is the Indian family letting women down?
3 years ago

Is the Indian family letting women down?

Hindustan Times  

The second phase of the National Family Health Survey findings was released a few weeks ago. Media coverage focused on the finding that seven out of 10 women in 11 states and one Union Territory surveyed did not report violence, and furthermore, many did not think it was a big deal. In the category of gender-based violence, for married women …

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Cabinet clears extension of rural housing scheme
3 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet clears extension of rural housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin till March 2024, saying the flagship national programme to provide financial assistance for building houses in rural regions needed another three years to meet targets. The Centre will provide financial support for constructing 15.5 million houses, out of the targeted 29.5 million “pucca houses”. …

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PM Narendra Modi’s direct review with DMs against federalism: Hemant Soren
3 years, 7 months ago

PM Narendra Modi’s direct review with DMs against federalism: Hemant Soren

Hindustan Times  

While Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand have shown a declining trend in the last few days, chief minister Hemant Soren says the state can’t let the guard down as uncertainty about the nature of the pandemic remains. In a telephonic interview with Vishal Kant, the chief minister spoke over a host of issues including rural spread of the pandemic, hiccups in …

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Covid-19 Management: Centre Releases Rs 8,923 Cr to 25 States as Grants for Rural Local Bodies
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Management: Centre Releases Rs 8,923 Cr to 25 States as Grants for Rural Local Bodies

News 18  

The finance ministry on Sunday said it has released Rs 8,923 crore to 25 states for providing grants to the rural local bodies for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, on Saturday released an amount of Rs 8,923.8 crore to 25 states for providing grants to the rural …

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Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America
3 years, 10 months ago

Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. In Oregon, state GOP lawmakers walked out of a Legislative session last week over the Democratic governor’s vaccine plans, citing rural vaccine distribution among their concerns. “It’s really, really flawed,” said …

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Inside the first chaotic days of the effort to vaccinate America
4 years ago

Inside the first chaotic days of the effort to vaccinate America

Salon  

One tray of COVID-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer contains 975 doses — way too many for a rural hospital in Arkansas. The federal government had divvied up nearly 8 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines to distribute this week, on top of roughly 3 million Pfizer shots that were sent last week, said Army Gen. Gustave Perna, chief …

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The Battle For The Senate Is About The Future Of American Politics
4 years, 2 months ago

The Battle For The Senate Is About The Future Of American Politics

Huff Post  

PARSONS, Kan. ― Barbara Bollier, a onetime GOP state senator who switched parties and is now this state’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, had some bad news. “If she can get three or four votes out of 10 in the rural counties, she can win it.” Bollier, at times, can seem frustrated with rural voters’ focus on cultural issues. “Ram …

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Utilise MGNREGA to the fullest capacity
4 years, 6 months ago

Utilise MGNREGA to the fullest capacity

The Hindu  

The role of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as a lifeline for the working poor in rural India has been proved once again with the experience of the lockdown. The Central government revised lockdown guidelines to allow MGNREGA work only from April 20, nearly a month after the nationwide lockdown was imposed, and released funds for it …

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More Census Workers To Return To Rural Areas In 9 States To Leave Forms
4 years, 8 months ago

More Census Workers To Return To Rural Areas In 9 States To Leave Forms

NPR  

More Census Workers To Return To Rural Areas In 9 States To Leave Forms Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP The Census Bureau says it is continuing the gradual relaunch of limited field operations for the 2020 census next week in nine states where the coronavirus pandemic forced the hand-delivery of paper forms in rural areas to …

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A key arsenal in rural India’s pandemic fight
4 years, 9 months ago

A key arsenal in rural India’s pandemic fight

The Hindu  

If you build a fortress to strengthen your defences against an enemy, what is of importance is the strength of its walls. Panchayats can work exactly in three areas: awareness generation, setting up isolation conditions, and streamlining social security measures announced by the Central and State governments. With sustained engagement, they have been able to coordinate with the administration to …

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In wake of COVID-19, govt hikes MGNREGS wages by Rs 20
4 years, 9 months ago

In wake of COVID-19, govt hikes MGNREGS wages by Rs 20

India TV News  

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the Department of Rural Development in collaboration with the state governments has increased the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme wages by Rs 20. "The Mahatma Gandhi NREGS wages have been revised by the Department of Rural Development, Government of India, with effect from April 1, 2020. The focus …

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Donald Trump Is Still The Favorite To Win In 2020 — Just Look At The Midterm Map
6 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump Is Still The Favorite To Win In 2020 — Just Look At The Midterm Map

Huff Post  

The key to Donald Trump’s success in 2016 is rooted in the unequal distribution of racial and ethnic groups across the Electoral College system. Graph 1: Average population per electoral vote in rural, semirural and urban states The bars show the percentage of white voters in rural, semirural and urban states. Graph 2: Average population per senator in rural, semirural …

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Why Donald Trump Will Likely Win A Second Term As President
6 years, 3 months ago

Why Donald Trump Will Likely Win A Second Term As President

Huff Post  

Justice Brent Kavanaugh and President Donald Trump are likely not the last of their conservative, white leadership class. Supporters of the Electoral College argue that the system insulates the executive branch from the whims of an uninformed public and balances power between sparsely populated rural states and densely populated urban states. While the three-fifths arrangement has been eliminated, the original …

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