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Its time planners did some jugaad on rural public transport
If, in the capital city, limited choice makes it impossible to enforce safe transport standards, one can imagine the situation in far-flung rural areas, where there is no choice worth the name. #India #rural india #TheLongView #Delhi #Public transport #jugaad vehicles
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Chit fund allure to stay sans aggressive bank penetration
Saradha ran one of the thousands of unlicensed financial schemes in India, many of which thrive below the regulatory radar with the protection of local politicians, economists say. #HowThisWorks #rural india #Banks #Ponzi Schemes #Chit funds #Saradha #Rose Valley
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Ratnakar Bank reaps profits where others fear to tread
The private equity backed company, whose top ranks are now filled with pros from Wall Street banks, has expanded its business into India's poor, rural areas, a tough market long neglected by the country's financial groups. #rural india #IPO #CompanyWatch #Ratnakar Bank
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Deccan HeraldNew mobile app to promote clean cooking technology in rural areas
The Energy and Resources Institute in collaboration with a telecom major has introduced a mobile application, SootSwap, to assess the amount of smoke emitted while cooking using ‘clean stoves’ replacing traditional chulas — the mud stoves. “The governmen #India #Uttar Pradesh
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Bangkok PostEight villagers shot dead in central India: police
Indian police reported Monday that eight villagers, including three children, died in crossfire between security forces and Maoist rebels, but opposition politicians said the victims were "massacred". An Indian villager pushes his bicycle along a track a #India #Chhattisgarh
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RediffLabour shortage for India Inc projects
For many Indian chief executive officers planning to start new units, the only problems aren’t land acquisition, environment clearances and fund raising. Getting labour at plant sites is fast becoming extremely difficult, as the National Rural Employment #Steel Authority of India Limited #Aditya Birla Group #Reliance Industries