 | 44 new services at Bapuji Seva KendrasAlong with the services offered by the RDPR department, people can also avail services provided by the departments of labour, health, family welfare, power, women and child welfare. |
 | RD divisions told to expedite projectsPrincipal Secretary of the Rural Development Department Sanjay Singh has instructed the departmental engineers to complete the tender process of the remaining projects sanctioned prior to 2021-22. |
 | Women SHG, PRI members in Odisha to teach road safety in rural areasThe women SHG members and PRI will be trained on educate road users on traffic rules, traffic regulations and related matters. |
 | Centre carrying out 'planned euthanasia' of MGNREGA, says CongressCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a media report which claimed that the MGNREGS social audit units were in a state of paralysis in many states. |
 | Take up Punjab dues with PM, Mann to GovernorMann said due to non-receipt of dues of RDF and MDF, the state government will be unable to repay the loans and take the rural development. |
 | Rural NGOs in Karnataka to get digital makeoverIn Karnataka, over the next two years (2025) about 3,000 NGOs are expected to be digitised. |
 | AIIB team lauds Andhra Pradesh rural road projectThe delegation called on Chief Secretary KS Jawahar Reddy at his camp office here on Tuesday and expressed its satisfaction over the progress of rural road works. |
 | Odisha government draws big plan to transform rural infrastructureAn estimated Rs 3,000 crore will be spent under the programme to create the rural economic corridor. |
 | Two months on, green shoots of rural demand seem to have witheredFMCG companies in India have been facing challenging times over the past couple of years due to dampened demand from rural areas, which comprise a major chunk of sales. |
 | At 222%, Kerala’s rural teledensity four times higher than national averageTotal number of subscriptions in Kerala stands at 4.36 crore — 1.95 crore in rural areas and 2.41 crore in urban areas. |
 | Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act invoked against a history-sheeterThe detained person is Tony, 26, of Uppukal. Kaapa was invoked against him following a report submitted by Ernakulam rural police chief Vivek Kumar. |
 | Pradhan attacks BJD over funds to women self-help groupsSays 40L women SHGs of state received loans of Rs 25,000 crore from centre |
 | Maharashtra’s Padwoman: A woman officer determined to make sanitary napkins easily available at PDS shopsShe says only 12% of women in India and 66% of them mostly in urban areas of Maharashtra use hygienic sanitary pads. In rural areas, only 17% women use sanitary napkins. |
 | HDFC Bank aims to reach 2.25 lakh villages by next March“The strategy for growth (in semi-urban and rural areas) has to be physical plus digital because one is not going to work without the other," said Rahul Shukla. |
 | Despite arrests, Odisha police far from cracking Mahanga death caseMeanwhile, dissatisfied over the police investigation, the local unit of Congress said it will gherao Mahanga police station on August 26. |
 | GRI professors feature in list of world's most influential scientists for fourth consecutive yearAt least five research papers published by all classified scientists are ranked based on the field and subfield-specific percentages. |
 | Odisha govt’s roadmap for development in rural areasBesides, the Jharkhand team was also informed how focus on use of new technology, steps to ensure quality and maintenance have changed the scenario of rural Odisha. |
 | ‘Recover bond amount from docs who absconded from govt service’DMS tells JDs 700 docs have decamped in 20 yrs causing Rs 100-cr loss to exchequer |
 | Odisha government to develop rural industrial parks in 80 blocksThe government is keen on developing these parks at the earliest as the one set up at Borigumma has been successful,” he said. |
 | Rural south Indians opt for traditional treatments, in-state medical facilities due to better infra: SurveyA recent pan-India surey found that they “equally prefer public primary-level facilities and public secondary-level facilities, with private hospitals being a distant third for serious ailments.” |
