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Rural Development
  • Exim Bank sets up Rs 1-cr fund to tap rural technology (December 28, 2007)
  • AP Govt launching 475 mobile clinics in rural areas (December 21, 2007)
  • ‘Tap private funds for public projects’ (December 20, 2007)
  • School for rural kids set up in Dabhon (December 01, 2007)
  • Conducting field studies (November 29, 2007)
  • Access deficit charge: TRAI may issue show cause notice (November 10, 2007)
  • 1 lakh new jobs likely in AP in current fiscal (November 08, 2007)
  • StanChart to ramp up microfinance activities (November 01, 2007)
  • Singed at the grassroots (October 26, 2007)
  • Nokia Siemens bags BSNL rural contract (October 12, 2007)
  • 5 banks in AP launch institute to develop entrepreneurship (October 10, 2007)
  • AP SHGs to get Rs 7,000-cr loan (October 03, 2007)
  • Of jobs and votes (October 02, 2007)
  • AP issues 72 lakh job cards (October 01, 2007)
  • Rural job guarantee Act extended to entire country (September 29, 2007)
  • ‘Post-reforms growth has bypassed rural folk’ (September 22, 2007)
  • CII inks MoU with Gujarat for tribal entrepreneurs (September 19, 2007)
  • Foreign banks looking beyond metros (September 08, 2007)
  • Rewarding points (September 07, 2007)
  • SIDBI outlay for microfinance (September 04, 2007)
  • Intel, Health Ministry plan to scale up healthcare projects (September 04, 2007)
  • Training for rural women (September 04, 2007)
  • SAARC council launches training initiative for women (August 30, 2007)
  • Involve local bodies to make growth inclusive, says Aiyar (August 18, 2007)
  • Involve local bodies to make growth inclusive, says Aiyar (August 18, 2007)
  • Stark reality (August 15, 2007)
  • Intel donates $60,000 for empowering women (August 15, 2007)
  • Independence from…? (August 15, 2007)
  • IFC, FMO, Deutsche Bank to invest in Aavishkaar Goodwell (July 26, 2007)
  • Old Lane may have to hold subsidiary plans (July 25, 2007)
  • ‘Silver Elephant’ presented (July 14, 2007)
  • Development Credit Bank foraying into microfinance (July 12, 2007)
  • Banking on ownership (July 12, 2007)
  • Dena Bank ties up with postal dept (July 12, 2007)
  • ‘Fashion tech a boon for Vizag women’ (July 02, 2007)
  • StanChart plans lending $100 m for micro-finance (June 27, 2007)
  • JGI FM radio service to start broadcast in Bangalore (June 26, 2007)
  • Singapore's GIF signs MoU with Gujarat for schools (June 22, 2007)
  • `ICT will play critical role in connecting rural areas with cities' (June 14, 2007)
  • In pursuit of work (June 08, 2007)
  • Grassroots banking (June 08, 2007)
  • Insurance cos told to raise rural, urban poor coverage (June 06, 2007)
  • AP mulls rural residential schools (June 04, 2007)
  • Girijan Co-op Corp urged to compete with private cos (May 30, 2007)
  • AP plans pilot ATM projects in Warangal dist (May 29, 2007)
  • AP to expand scope of rural job scheme (May 14, 2007)
  • Rural banking (May 07, 2007)
  • AP ThumsUp Rural Games (April 27, 2007)
  • `All steps taken for moderating inflation' (April 16, 2007)
  • Govt to make rural service mandatory for medicos (April 08, 2007)
  • Union wants Nabard to regulate micro finance (April 06, 2007)
  • Book on micro credit released (April 04, 2007)
  • Panchayati Raj call (April 02, 2007)
  • UTI Mutual's micro-pension scheme for rural women (March 27, 2007)
  • Going bananas over computers (March 23, 2007)
  • Empowered villages (March 23, 2007)
  • A humane rehab policy for land outsees on the anvil: PM (March 09, 2007)
  • Ministry-led team to take part in NE Council meet (March 07, 2007)
  • Action plan for drinking water (March 02, 2007)
  • Tackling unemployment (March 01, 2007)
  • Bharat Nirman and flagship programmes (March 01, 2007)
  • At the margin of economic boom (February 23, 2007)
  • Training school for rural digital knowledge connectivity launched (February 19, 2007)
  • Taking banking to Dharavi's poor (February 19, 2007)
  • Kerala to take up Rs 438-cr rural electrification project (February 17, 2007)
  • Kalam calls for integrated development of urban, rural areas (February 16, 2007)
  • AP to set up micro hydel projects in tribal areas (February 12, 2007)
  • UTI MF to offer micro-pension scheme for rural women in Tiruchi (February 09, 2007)
  • FDI in retail: Panel to study impact on rural economy (February 08, 2007)
  • Beyond credit (February 05, 2007)
  • Yunus stresses on social stock exchanges (February 04, 2007)
  • Caught in the middle (February 02, 2007)
  • United colours of craftspeople (January 19, 2007)
  • Indian brands, global thrust (January 18, 2007)
  • Mahindra Fin sets up rural housing finance unit (January 12, 2007)
  • `Reforms should follow agriculture, industry, service sequence' (January 10, 2007)
  • Rural development (January 05, 2007)
    Home Page
  • She needs your help (November 30, 2007)
  • ‘Micro-finance needs new strategies to reach more’ (November 28, 2007)
  • Let’s help (November 16, 2007)
  • Aye, aye, C@ptain (October 26, 2007)
  • Growth must be inclusive, equitable: Kamal Nath (October 09, 2007)
  • Scheme to promote new tech in rural areas launched (October 06, 2007)
  • NXP joins A Little World for facilitating rural banking (October 05, 2007)
  • Qualcomm mapping out 4 rural connectivity projects (September 10, 2007)
  • Flexibility needed in ‘linkage model’: Survey (August 16, 2007)
  • Rural jobs programme successful in 8 States (July 20, 2007)
  • DoT's move for utilising USO fund finds few takers (June 21, 2007)
  • Organised food retailing can increase rural income, cut inflation: Crisil (June 14, 2007)
  • Multi Commodity Exchange takes farmer's call (April 22, 2007)
  • More Nabard funds likely for non-farm sector (April 19, 2007)
  • Vihaan offers low cost network for rural areas (February 16, 2007)
  • Down opportunity lane (February 05, 2007)
  • Financial inclusion panel may pitch for microfinance NBFCs (January 27, 2007)
    Industry & Economy
  • Six ILD operators pay up access deficit charges to BSNL (December 31, 2007)
  • Six ILD operators pay up access deficit charges to BSNL (December 31, 2007)
  • Bengal working on special development plan for Nandigram (December 27, 2007)
  • SKS Microfinance makes strides in north-coast dists (December 27, 2007)
  • Financial inclusion: An integrated approach required (December 25, 2007)
  • A ‘micro branch’ for the un-banked (December 24, 2007)
  • Falling short on rural reach (December 24, 2007)
  • AP to extend rural employment programme (December 24, 2007)
  • Bank on mobiles, car batteries for financial inclusion (December 22, 2007)
  • Indo-German pact for rural credit (December 22, 2007)
  • IFC, FINO to develop IT solutions for microfinance institutions (December 21, 2007)
  • DoT begins phase II rural mobile project (December 21, 2007)
  • SKS Microfin begins operations in Kerala (December 19, 2007)
  • Microsoft offers Rs 1.9 cr to 3 NGOs (December 19, 2007)
  • Pvt telcos seek extension of support from USO fund (December 19, 2007)
  • AP to extend agriculture insurance to all districts (December 14, 2007)
  • ‘No frills’ lets them in; but real gains yet to flow (December 13, 2007)
  • Kerala achieves total financial inclusion (December 13, 2007)
  • `Extend NIRD services to Cambodia' (December 10, 2007)
  • Kalam urges medical fraternity to focus on rural people (December 10, 2007)
  • Nabard aid for Kerala rural projects (December 08, 2007)
  • Create urban opportunities for rural India: Mani Shankar Aiyar (December 04, 2007)
  • Panchayati Raj system gets Microsoft solution (November 28, 2007)
  • Rekindle the spirit of khadi (November 24, 2007)
  • TN farm varsity & IIT-M to help rural innovators (November 21, 2007)
  • Tata Steel to take part in Jharkand fest (November 15, 2007)
  • Long distance operators not paying levy: BSNL (November 07, 2007)
  • Working towards dispute resolution at village-level (November 02, 2007)
  • Bank bid to rid Kerala villages of moneylenders (October 30, 2007)
  • Spandana Sphoorty forays into tractor, dairy finance (October 29, 2007)
  • US Treasury Secretary Paulson pats Buddhadeb’s investment pitch (October 29, 2007)
  • Taking common service centres to villages (October 22, 2007)
  • A slice of rural life (October 19, 2007)
  • SETWIN to be extended (October 19, 2007)
  • Unleashing Little India’s natural enterprise (October 16, 2007)
  • Focus on backward regions (October 15, 2007)
  • Thumbs up (October 15, 2007)
  • Four POSCO officials taken hostage, released (October 14, 2007)
  • DoT working out plan to improve rural coverage (October 12, 2007)
  • Nabard plans rural cell (October 12, 2007)
  • Unleash a rural revolution, says Pranab (October 10, 2007)
  • Spandana plans to raise Rs 400 cr in next 6 months (October 07, 2007)
  • Co-op credit: ‘Implement Vaidyanathan report early’ (October 07, 2007)
  • A manch to reach out to rural masses (October 06, 2007)
  • AP to dole out 5 lakh acres of forest land (October 05, 2007)
  • May her tribe increase (October 05, 2007)
  • 2-day rural biz meet from Oct 8 (October 04, 2007)
  • BoB ‘adopts’ Dungarpur (October 03, 2007)
  • Satyam GramIT gets Asian CSR award (October 02, 2007)
  • Banks in Dakshina Kannada cross Rs 15,300-cr biz level (October 01, 2007)
  • Govt spend on rural job scheme below half-way mark (October 01, 2007)
  • ‘Innovations in functioning of self-help groups needed’ (September 29, 2007)
  • SKS launches operations in Gujarat (September 29, 2007)
  • Nabard loan for rural roads project (September 28, 2007)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 52 cr to Bengal (September 20, 2007)
  • Ericsson launches rural wireless broadband project (September 20, 2007)
  • FINO tech offers biometric cards in unbanked areas (September 18, 2007)
  • DoT to help operators in better rural connectivity (September 14, 2007)
  • Indian Bank keen on micro-credit (September 12, 2007)
  • Branchless banking – reaching out to remote villages (September 09, 2007)
  • ‘DFID aid lifted 23 lakh people out of poverty’ (September 08, 2007)
  • Can retail and futures help rural incomes? (September 07, 2007)
  • Nabard may lend to IT project in Kerala (September 06, 2007)
  • The other side of micro-finance (September 05, 2007)
  • Minister stresses on rural upliftment schemes thru strong SHG movement (September 04, 2007)
  • Big savings for women under AP loan scheme (September 03, 2007)
  • Reliance Money entering rural areas (September 02, 2007)
  • NHB to take stake in rural housing finance firms (August 31, 2007)
  • Joins elite club (August 30, 2007)
  • Govt plans push to rural tourism (August 30, 2007)
  • Banking services at doorsteps (August 29, 2007)
  • ITC plans smaller Choupal Sagar stores in rural areas (August 23, 2007)
  • TMB sanctions Rs 10-cr loans (August 21, 2007)
  • NDC meet on decentralised planning sought (August 21, 2007)
  • AP mulls higher salaries to doctors in remote areas (August 21, 2007)
  • Rural BPO cradles young dreams (August 20, 2007)
  • IOB home loans for poor (August 20, 2007)
  • Rural households’ dependence on moneylenders continues: RBI study (August 20, 2007)
  • Planning for local bodies (August 20, 2007)
  • Space Hospitals taking telemedicine to rural AP, TN (August 18, 2007)
  • Space Hospitals taking telemedicine to rural AP, TN (August 18, 2007)
  • United Bank sets up rural institute (August 17, 2007)
  • Small borrowers still prefer informal route (August 16, 2007)
  • JSW Steel’s BPO network peps up the rural scene (August 15, 2007)
  • Link crop loan with weather: Panel on debt (August 14, 2007)
  • Help came… but he is as miserable now, if not more (August 12, 2007)
  • PSBs urged to tap rural markets (August 11, 2007)
  • IDA credit for Bihar rural project (August 11, 2007)
  • Bharat Nirman falling short of target (August 09, 2007)
  • ‘Backward districts in AP have industrial potential’ (August 07, 2007)
  • APSRTC to boost rural service (August 06, 2007)
  • No bidders for TN Govt’s cement tender (August 04, 2007)
  • Accredited Loan Providers — A placebo for Rural India? (August 04, 2007)
  • Report on panchayat raj, rural, urban governance soon (July 23, 2007)
  • Nabard plans jt venture micro finance institution (July 19, 2007)
  • Srei Group kicks off CSC project in Bengal (July 19, 2007)
  • Nabard aims at direct financing to SHGs (July 18, 2007)
  • Rural telephony project 2 years ahead of schedule (July 14, 2007)
  • CITI-CDRA intensifies activities in Vidarbha (July 14, 2007)
  • World Bank okays $65 m more for poverty reduction in AP (July 13, 2007)
  • Nabard aid for tribal development (July 11, 2007)
  • Raja rejects telecom industry plea to cut USO levy (July 02, 2007)
  • World Bank okays $600-m loan (June 29, 2007)
  • NGO plans markets for products made by self-help groups (June 27, 2007)
  • Nokia Siemens plans rural mobile solution (June 20, 2007)
  • USO fund support for sharing backhaul fixed line network (June 19, 2007)
  • 60,000 IT-enabled rural centres by Aug 2008 likely (June 14, 2007)
  • GramIT proposes 7 new BPO units in Andhra Pradesh villages (June 14, 2007)
  • Women SHGs in the Nilgiris can bank on Repco, Exim Bank tie-up (June 13, 2007)
  • Centre mulls imposing financial discipline on local bodies (June 13, 2007)
  • `85% of rural road projects up to the mark' (June 11, 2007)
  • Hi-tech, low-cost ATMs for rural areas? (June 09, 2007)
  • DoT plans USO scheme for rural mobile telephony (June 09, 2007)
  • South Malabar bank to adopt 8 villages (June 06, 2007)
  • Portfolio tracking of micro-credit borrowers (June 05, 2007)
  • Taking the world to artisan's workshop (June 04, 2007)
  • NREG scheme: Not enough work (May 30, 2007)
  • Most yearly targets under Bharat Nirman met: Minister (May 30, 2007)
  • Praman Allianz partners Srei for community centres (May 25, 2007)
  • Union Bank unveils biometric cards (May 23, 2007)
  • Global majors investing in micro finance institutions (May 23, 2007)
  • Out of the woods (May 23, 2007)
  • Many a development trouble spot (May 21, 2007)
  • HLL widens rural reach with 30,800 `Shakti' ambassadors (May 19, 2007)
  • Travelling tools (May 18, 2007)
  • Women SHGs set to join hands with AP milk co-ops (May 18, 2007)
  • Raja gives top priority to rural telephony (May 17, 2007)
  • Rural housing turns best bet for cement (May 16, 2007)
  • Kudumbashree to open `design shops' (May 16, 2007)
  • ITC chalks new schemes for AP wasteland development (May 16, 2007)
  • MPs, MLAs may get to use local area fund to treat the poor (May 16, 2007)
  • Rural thrust (May 15, 2007)
  • Govt sets up group to plan rural broadband rollout (May 12, 2007)
  • AP to transfer 10 depts to panchayats (May 12, 2007)
  • Citibank ties up with SKS Microfinance (May 10, 2007)
  • SBI funds SHGs to assist urban poor (May 10, 2007)
  • Karnataka ahead of AP in rural connectivity: Airtel (May 08, 2007)
  • States drag their feet on rural electrification policy (May 07, 2007)
  • Lacunae in Micro Finance Bill, says Jairam Ramesh (May 06, 2007)
  • Rural job scheme for more dists (May 01, 2007)
  • Akshaya-Unesco pilot project to be launched in Kannur (May 01, 2007)
  • Technical training for people affected by Tata Motors project (April 26, 2007)
  • South Indian Bank in pact with varsity (April 23, 2007)
  • Amul-Tata Fellowships to continue (April 20, 2007)
  • Nabard plans to recapitalise co-op credit structure (April 19, 2007)
  • Oriental Bank, India Post in pact for rural lending (April 18, 2007)
  • Gujarat gets Rs 2,234 cr assistance from Nabard (April 17, 2007)
  • The chequered course of Utkal Alumina project (April 14, 2007)
  • AP plans society to curb urban poverty (April 13, 2007)
  • RCom, BSNL bag bulk of rural cellular project (April 13, 2007)
  • Nabard scheme for MFIs (April 13, 2007)
  • Financial inclusion in Kodagu (April 12, 2007)
  • Land acquisition woes may delay Metro Rail's Garia project (April 12, 2007)
  • Mobile operators oppose mandatory roll-out obligation (April 10, 2007)
  • ABN Amro deepens micro-finance exposure (April 10, 2007)
  • `No literate member in 26% of rural households' (April 08, 2007)
  • Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala plans new projects (April 03, 2007)
  • Empowering rural India (April 02, 2007)
  • Credit plan for Madurai put at Rs 1,225 cr (March 31, 2007)
  • Lifting Bharat out of economic quagmire (March 30, 2007)
  • Coimbatore gets Rs 6,047-cr credit outlay (March 29, 2007)
  • Modern retailing can give fair deal to farmers, says Montek (March 29, 2007)
  • Farm growth cannot be doubled without corporate role: Montek (March 28, 2007)
  • Modi launches Rs 15,000-cr tribal development plan (March 27, 2007)
  • Ernakulam achieves 100% banking habit status (March 26, 2007)
  • Credit needs of poor pegged at Rs 3.6 lakh crore (March 26, 2007)
  • Micro Insurance Agency entering Indian market (March 26, 2007)
  • CII move to replicate job scheme (March 24, 2007)
  • Earning their peace of mind (March 23, 2007)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 492 cr to Maharashtra (March 22, 2007)
  • `Specify limits for using fuel cess to repay loans' (March 21, 2007)
  • Micro-finance Bill tabled (March 21, 2007)
  • Kisan Mela from April 4 (March 21, 2007)
  • Development expert calls on Reddy (March 21, 2007)
  • Rural telephony to ring in money for Govt from operators (March 20, 2007)
  • World Bank moots livelihood project in rural AP, Orissa (March 20, 2007)
  • Vijaya Bank to sun-power rural branches (March 19, 2007)
  • Making cities of villages (March 19, 2007)
  • ITC, Rajasthan tie up for watershed development (March 14, 2007)
  • Shelter and... a future (March 09, 2007)
  • Pvt telecom operators vying for rural areas (March 09, 2007)
  • Govt gets aggressive bids for rural mobile project (March 08, 2007)
  • Budget's rural focus can stimulate India Inc (March 07, 2007)
  • Syndicate Bank's rural operations (March 04, 2007)
  • Shedding light (March 02, 2007)
  • Business school for rural women (March 02, 2007)
  • Disbursements for rural infrastructure lag sanctions (February 28, 2007)
  • Micro-finance needs soft norms, tough monitoring (February 28, 2007)
  • Nabard funds for more tribal projects (February 27, 2007)
  • Fresh sops likely for relocating industries to backward areas (February 26, 2007)
  • Godrej Agrovet to focus on rural marts (February 25, 2007)
  • Cost raised for rural jobs Act (February 23, 2007)
  • Microfinance sector Bill approved (February 23, 2007)
  • SBI to recruit frontline staff (February 21, 2007)
  • IFC keen to support units in agri-biz space (February 20, 2007)
  • PM launches backward region fund (February 20, 2007)
  • Financial inclusion: Corporation Bank targets 300 villages (February 19, 2007)
  • `Japan pact must help rural development' (February 18, 2007)
  • Arun Sarin briefs PM on rural plans (February 17, 2007)
  • `Rural banking needs local flavour' (February 15, 2007)
  • Biofuels to power wireless networks (February 10, 2007)
  • President seeks quality life for rural populace (February 10, 2007)
  • Micro-finance homilies at Satyagraha Centenary (February 07, 2007)
  • `IT can be catalyst for rural growth' (February 06, 2007)
  • `Social banking critical to take credit to the poor' (February 03, 2007)
  • Central aid for rural development (February 03, 2007)
  • Bellwether Microfinance Fund gets $2.4-m Dutch investment (February 03, 2007)
  • A place for rural tourism (February 02, 2007)
  • Panel may suggest lower foreign equity threshold for microfinance NBFCs (January 29, 2007)
  • HDFC Bank launches SHG branch (January 28, 2007)
  • Union Bank plans to set up 1 lakh self-help groups (January 28, 2007)
  • Jurong to build science city in Anantapur (January 26, 2007)
  • Nabard sanctions Rs 332.72 cr for AP infrastructure (January 24, 2007)
  • Stress on evergreen revolution (January 23, 2007)
  • Paddy procurement: AP reaps gains, thanks to women SHGs (January 13, 2007)
  • Ticket to the big market (January 12, 2007)
  • Biometric cards pilot project to start off in AP district (January 11, 2007)
  • Meet on rural development (January 08, 2007)
  • Expo on village products (January 05, 2007)
  • `Objectives must be made clear for SHGs to deliver' (January 03, 2007)
  • SHG members to share 50 pc of profit among themselves (January 01, 2007)
    Life
  • Ideas from life (December 21, 2007)
  • Rural India calls (September 21, 2007)
  • Healing heartland (August 24, 2007)
    Mentor
  • World Bank loan for rural projects (November 12, 2007)
  • Does India still need World Bank loans? (November 05, 2007)
    Opinion
  • Micro enterprises in rural areas need credit oxygen (November 16, 2007)
  • Back to the village (October 10, 2007)
  • NREGA and rural employment: In Orissa, corruption robs the poor (October 05, 2007)
  • The importance of inclusive development (April 02, 2007)
  • Micro-finance — Lessons from Bangladesh (January 10, 2007)
    Web Extras
  • Apparel training centre at Perambalur (December 28, 2007)
  • ITC set to experiment with small vendors (December 02, 2007)
  • Stake in projects for people displaced (October 12, 2007)
  • Micro insurance offers new ways to combat poverty (June 07, 2007)
  • RCOM now on pan-India rural footprint (May 19, 2007)
  • Nabard projects Rs 20,972-cr credit flow for Maharashtra (April 03, 2007)
  • Madras HC strikes down second enquiry against VAO (March 19, 2007)
  • Co-developer status to SEZ cos granted (February 03, 2007)


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