RURAL LOCAL BODIES
Not politics, not interest rates: India's surging economy at risk from water India is facing a growing water crisis, with the country's growing water stress potentially impacting its growth. The country's growing water stress could affect agricultural production and industrial operations, leading to food inflation and declin...
04 Jul, 2024, 10.09 AM ISTLonavala Viral Video: Five family members swept away at Lonavala waterfall, body of 1 missing children found Lonavala Viral Video: A heart-wrenching video of the incident showed a group of 9-10 persons, including those who lost their lives, stranded in the middle of a stream with flood waters gushing down and crying for help while their relatives and other...
01 Jul, 2024, 12.22 PM ISTUnder-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Motihari, third one in less than a week An under-construction small bridge collapsed in Ghorasahan block, East Champaran district, Bihar. No casualties. Departmental inquiry initiated. District Magistrate investigating locals' objections.
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Gather the drops, make a wave With a budget of $51 bn, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is working towards realising the vision of 'Har Ghar Jal', and laying the foundation for a sustainable, equitable water future. However, water security goes beyond mere access. It necessitates foster...
14 Jun, 2024, 11.46 PM ISTHome-grown feasts: How Goans once raised pigs & prepared them for festivals Today, pigs are also disappearing from public sight. A few are still home-raised, but the government is promoting pig farms where rearing happens in intensive conditions, with far more cruelty to the animals. Instead of recycling wastes, they are g...
26 May, 2024, 10.39 AM ISTIn Gurgaon, BJP paints Inderjit and Raj Babbar's clash as local vs outsider Gurgaon's diverse contest features BJP's Rao Inderjit Singh against Congress' Raj Babbar, Jannayak Janta Party's Fazilpuria, and Kusheshwar Bhagat. Singh emphasizes 'native vs outsider' while Babbar focuses on civic issues.
21 May, 2024, 12.09 AM ISTRs 7,000 cr of exports a year: How the small town of Bhadohi in UP became a global carpet powerhouse Bhadohi, the carpet capital of India, boasts a rich history of carpet weaving dating back to the Iranian master weavers in the 16th century. The town's success lies in its blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern technologies, offering unique h...
05 May, 2024, 12.54 PM ISTIndia's Panchayati Raj system highlights strides made in women's leadership: Ruchira Kamboj India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, highlighted the significant progress in women's leadership within India's Panchayati Raj system. Speaking at a #CPD57 side event, she praised the system's decentralised power structure, fac...
04 May, 2024, 08.11 AM ISTAmit Shah holding road show in Bangalore Rural as BJP-JD(S) workers are not united there: DK Shivakumar Addressing reporters here, he said JD(S) workers are also in a state of confusion in the Bangalore Rural segment, and people there know well about D K Suresh and Shivakumar. "They (BJP-JDS) want to show their strength and that they are united by b...
31 Mar, 2024, 03.28 PM ISTClean air good for body'n'business Delhi is the most polluted capital city, and 83 of the 100 most polluted cities in the world are in this country. According to The Lancet, pollution led to more than 2.3 mn premature deaths in India. Such an environmental crisis makes a mockery of t...
22 Mar, 2024, 11.48 PM ISTDeepak Shenoy likes to buy more when stocks go up and not only on dips: Here's why Deepak Shenoy, founder of Capital Mind, shares insights on India's infrastructure changes and the challenges faced by the fintech industry. He discusses potential regulations in the hospital space and the impact on pricing. He also highlights the im...
01 Mar, 2024, 09.57 AM ISTGlobal audit framework for local bodies in the works: CAG Apex auditors, including India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu, are developing an international framework for auditing regional and municipal bodies to assess their performance. India aims to host a conference in Septemb...
28 Feb, 2024, 04.11 PM ISTPassenger vehicle sales in local market reach new heights in 2023 Vinod Aggarwal, President, SIAM said, “Year 2023 has been reasonably satisfactory for the automobile sector, as passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and two-wheelers posted single digit growth, while three- wheelers have made a very good recovery...
12 Jan, 2024, 03.30 PM ISTET Awards for Corporate Excellence: HDFC Bank focuses on social interest margin HDFC Bank, India's largest private sector bank, created value and extended support to its various stakeholders in FY23. It provided banking services to over 80 million customers through its 7,821 branches. While doing so, the bank did not face regul...
19 Dec, 2023, 01.46 AM ISTLocal body polls likely to be delayed in Jammu & Kashmir The Union Territory's administration is considering the delimitation exercise for municipal wards and panchayat segments in the backdrop of a delimitation exercise that was carried out by the Election Commission for assembly and parliamentary seats,...
05 Nov, 2023, 05.12 PM ISTKarnataka reserves 33% urban, rural local body seats for OBCs The Karnataka Cabinet has approved 33% of seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in urban local bodies and panchayats. This decision follows the recommendations made by the Justice Bhaktavatsala Commission, which relied on caste census data to dete...
06 Oct, 2023, 12.41 AM ISTBJP releases manifesto for Bengal panchayat polls, promises corruption-free rural body The West Bengal BJP unit on Tuesday released the party's manifesto for the July 8 panchayat polls and promised corruption-free village councils and infrastructure push in rural Bengal. BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar released the manifesto alon...
27 Jun, 2023, 09.28 PM ISTPM Modi boosts rural economy by integrating eGramSwaraj - GeM on National Panchayati Raj Day The eGramSwaraj–GeM Integration is aimed at enabling Panchayats to procure their goods and services through GeM leveraging the eGramSwaraj platform. The integration will encourage Panchayats to adopt digital procurement and payment platforms, and wi...
22 Apr, 2023, 06.18 PM ISTNagaland to hold Urban Local Bodies polls with 33% reservation for women on May 16 In the 2017 election to these bodies with reservation was opposed by several groups. They opposed it on grounds that it infringed the special provisions granted to Nagaland under Article 371(A) of the Constitution. In the violence and series of vand...
09 Mar, 2023, 10.22 PM ISTFinMin releases Rs 4,189 crore as rural local bodies grant to 5 states This grant is based on the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission and are released to the states as per the advice of the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation for making improvements in two services -- sanitation and maintenance of Open...
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