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Run-up to peak festive season fails to set FMCG sales, rural demand on fast track Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consumer Products, and ITC said rural demand suffered and prices of several key commodities were elevated. Sluggish…

Glaucoma: Addressing the gaps in rural India’s ocular healthcare Dr Rishi Jain, Medical Director, Allergan an AbbVie Company highlights that since glaucoma is known as the ‘silent thief of sight,’ early diagnosis and treatment…

We've made significant progress on poverty reduction Narayan Ramchandran SYNOPSIS But we still have the largest number of the world's poor and need to reorient policy to end poverty Some great news and some not so good…

24-member IRDAI panel to develop insurance cover for rural population While the proposed cover will be a benefit based / parametric structure, called Bima Vistaar, the IRDAI has also asked the panel, which will be headed by…

Govt looking to leverage regional rural banks for MSME, housing loans in rural India: Report Credit and Finance for MSMEs: The development comes amid Department of Financial Services (DFS) highlighting the issue of educational…

Amul's Pashudhan is opening an alternative business for farmers, eBay style In the "Pashudhan" tool of Amul's Milk Producers' app, the cattle rearers can upload pictures of their cattle and enter details like the day's milk yield…

Years after Bt cotton, GEAC clears environmental release of GM mustard Approves environmental release; calls for further studies The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has recommended the environmental release of…

Jal Jeeven Mission Lauded at the international level for improving lives of children Gandhinagar: Government of India's Jal Jeevan Mission has been lauded at the international level for improving health parameters amongst…

‘Solar Se Samridhi’ encourages rooftop solar among UP biz owners The “Solar Se Samridhi” campaign by Smart Power India, a subsidiary of The Rockefeller Foundation in India, was launched in September. The campaign aims to promote…

How rural women are helping sustain the economy of millets It is worth noting that the United Nations General Assembly on the Government of India's proposal (with the support of 72 countries) to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)…