Rural Areas

Extreme heat in big cities due to population growth, global warming makes it unbeneficial for the poor to move

Bangladesh's capital Dhaka was the worst-affected city, seeing an increase of 575 million person-days of extreme heat over the study period.

ICMR, Health Ministry release guidelines to contain COVID-19 in peri-urban and rural areas

A system should be created to provide pulse oximeters, thermometers on loan to families through Anganwadi workers and village-level volunteers.

Two-wheelers, passenger vehicles seeing resurgence in inquiries; CVs witness negligible demand: Motilal Oswal

In May, wholesale volumes are estimated to decline by 77 percent for two-wheelers, 77 percent for passenger vehicles and 90 percent year-on-year for commercial vehicles due to the lockdown and low demand.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt allows fresh exemptions for lockdown period, includes construction in rural areas, sanitation work

In a communication to all States and Union Territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also said collection, harvesting, and processing of minor forest produce, non-timber forest produce by Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers in forest areas were also allowed to be carried out during the lockdown which will last till 3 May.

Maharashtra govt to implement rural service bond for doctors retrospectively, says medical education minister

Maharashtra government is planning to retrospectively implement the mandatory rural service bond for MBBS students who took admission to the course in 2010

Venkaiah Naidu says villages should be given relevant technologies, urges rural areas to become 'cradle of ideas'

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu Friday said villages should be provided with technologies appropriate for their needs

Karnataka To Boost IT Growth In Rural Areas

Under the proposed rural IT policy, computer training and skill development will be imparted to the rural youth under a public-private initiative involving the government, IT industry and academia.

SREI Sahaj To Create Chain Of IT Service Centres In Rural India

The Common Service Centres will link the rural areas with the rest of the world and provide all necessary services needed by rural people including e-governance, e-commerce and e-learning facilities.

Demonetisation: RBI asks banks to supply 40% of notes to rural areas

With a view to ensuring at least 40 percent bank notes are supplied to rural areas and mitigating the issue in a more enduring manner, the banks maintaining currency chests are advised various steps, including liberal issuance of the existing stock of other denomination notes below Rs 100.

Bharat Bill Payment System to let you pay your utility bills in one place; here's all you need to know

According to the reports, the platform will make digital transactions easier for people living in rural areas by providing a single place to pay for all the government utility payments.