Panchayats need funds: Y.S. Vijayamma
Kodada (Nalgonda): Continuing her interactions with party leaders and activists for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in Telangana, YSR Congress Party honorary president Y.S. Vijayamma asserted
Action feterna bags Intl Award
Anantapur: Dr. Y. V. Malla Reddy, a representative of NGO, Action Feterna, a sister concern of Rural Development Trust from Anantapur, had received ‘International status Award for Individual Contribu
Defence vs rural development: Antony debates with Ramesh
Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Thursday outrightly rejected Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh's pitch for a share from the national security allocation for social development programmes.
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Bride's new toilet points to social revolution in India
Spotlessly clean and decorated with plastic flowers and balloons for its opening ceremony, Priyanka Bharti's toilet is seen as a gleaming symbol of the empowerment of Indian women.
It has been built
Budget could give more for sanitation: Ramesh
Sanitation in rural India would get a boost with a likely 40 per cent increase in the budget this year for construction of toilets in village homes, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said.
Women demand mobile phones, not toilets: Ramesh
"Women demand mobile phones, they are not demanding toilets," lamented Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday in remarks that could create a controversy.
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Jairam elevated to Cabinet rank, gets rural development
The Congress’ Jayanthi Natarajan will replace Jairam Ramesh as the new environment minister with the latter elevated to the Cabinet rank and reassigned the rural development portfolio.
Forbes releases list of seven most powerful rural Indians
Boston: Mansukhbhai Jagani, Mansukhbhai Patel, Mansukhbhai Prajapati and Madanlal Kumawat, are among Forbes' list of seven most powerful rural Indian entrepreneurs, whose 'inventions are changing li