Ramesh's funds still go to self-help groups

Much before Jairam Ramesh threw his weight behind tigers and mangroves at the cost of irking corporate interests, he was an enthusiastic champion of the experiments in rural development being done......

SHG women use laptops for e-bookkeeping

Over 35,000 women from villages across Andhra Pradesh are now using laptops to record financial activities of their self-help groups (SHGs). Making this possible is the Society for Elimination of......

Infy, AP rural BPO push to create 1,000 jobs

The rural development department of Andhra Pradesh government and Infosys BPO Limited signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday for setting up rural BPO centres in 22 districts across the......