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Elections are no beauty contest, says Jairam Ramesh

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has created a political buzz with his remark that ''election is not a beauty contest'' while commenting on reports on the pitching of Rahul Gandhi and......

Ramesh meets Jaitley, Yechury, seeks support on land bill

The government on Friday continued its efforts to evolve consensus on the contentious land acquisition bill as Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh met Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley and......

UPA heeds AIADMK, TMC on land bill

Another all-party meeting will attempt to resolve political concerns about the Land Reforms Bill. Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh’s intervention has saved the United......

Ramesh asks Modi to implement housing scheme for poor

In a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has outlined his concerns about the faulty implementation of the Indira Awaas Yojana in the......

Ramesh at Chintan Shivir: This is Congress' Obama moment

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has worked for weeks to prepare speeches and the Congress' Jaipur Declaration. "This is the Obama moment of the Congress, where the party is......

Why is Jairam Ramesh upset?

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh is unhappy. Reason: foreign agencies provide health services to people in Naxal-affected areas, which is something the government should be doing as its......

Bad old moneylenders are back with a vengeance

In his valedictory address at the Microfinance India Summit in New Delhi on Wednesday, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh may have called microfinance "a discredited model" in "a danger......

GMR to set up rural BPO centre

Kakinada Special Economic Zone (Kakinada SEZ), being developed by GMR group, entered into a partnership agreement with Bengaluru-based RuralShores for setting up a business process outsourcing......

Land Acquisition Bill: No unanimity among ministers

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar both claim the controversial Land Acquisition Bill has been all but wrapped up and will come up before the Cabinet for......

Land Bill in Cabinet in two weeks: Jairam

The Land Acquisition Bill is to go for approval of the Union Cabinet in two weeks, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. He confirmed that a few points in the Bill were being......

Review: Mud is a heartwarming story

Jeff Nichols' Mud, with its lyrical storytelling, makes for a moving watch, writes Ankur Pathak.After its debut at the Cannes Film Festival last year, Jeff Nichols' earnest film Mud has finally......

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Q. in states where there is very less female population brides get sold to them from other states. Do you think our country is anti woman in every way
Kamini Joshi: A. more

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Q. Budget - FM allocates 22 per cent more in agriculture46 per cent more for rural development -Comment
Josna: A. Not anti-women. But we severely lacks in some areas where we need to improve. Very first the government of India should implement stringent laws...... more

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Q. PAWAR.. Agriculture Policies and Comparative Trade.Agricultural Policies that failed many cash crops for vegetable, sugarcane, cotton that proved fatal for the Farmers to surrender their lands of farming to the rich non-farmers in the urban locations.. was a way that paved towards the Corporate Farming..Deregulation of Sugar and closing of sugar mills etc are the stategies to make the Agriculture in Comparative Trade.NEREGA and Food Security is towards pacifying the rural poor and bring them to BPL in Adhar scheme..Modi has already given this as Development Model in Gujarat..
Sharmila Bose: A. Obviously he is more interested in rural development as it enhances the valuation of his land banking.Allocation for agriculture goes down the...... more

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Ramesh asks Naveen to act on MGNREGA irregularities in Odisha

After releasing Rs 334.60 crore for MGNREGA in Odisha, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has asked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ramesh-asks-naveen-to-act-on-mgnrega-irregularities-in-odisha-113052500580_1.html

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Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has assured Arunachal Pradesh that proposals under the MNREGA schemes which were submitted to his... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/proposals-under-mnrega-would-be-sanctioned-soon-ramesh-113052500546_1.html

Rural women imparted advanced training in handicrafts in Manipur

IMPHAL: In a bid to facilitate skill development and empower women involved in handicrafts and handloom sector, the Shintha Handloom and... ...

http://news.indiamart.com/story/rural-women-imparted-advanced-training-handicrafts-manipur-178126.html

Kerala, Himachal to cooperate in rural development

"Likewise, a delegation from Kerala will visit the northern Indian state to assess development projects for tribal communities there and to see if... ...

http://www.nerve.in/news:253500549831

Financial Inclusion, Literacy Campaign by NABARD

OUR CORRESPONDENT KATHUA : A Financial Inclusion and Literacy Campaign was organised at Bani in Kathua District by National Bank For Agriculture... ...

http://www.statetimes.in/news/financial-inclusion-literacy-campaign-by-nabard/

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