-PTI MUMBAI: Recommending sweeping changes in the Banking structure, an RBI panel on Tuesday suggested setting up of specialized Banks to cater to low income households to ensure that all citizens have Bank accounts by 2016. It also suggested that facility for withdrawal, payment and deposit should be set up within a 15-minute walking distance anywhere in the country. "By January 1, 2016 each resident, above the age of 18, would have an...
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World Bank provides $ 500 million loan to rural water supply and sanitation project -Swati Mathur
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) project to improve piped water supply and sanitation services through decentralized delivery systems in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. According to Census 2011 data, only 31% of the 167 million rural households in India have access to tap water and domestic toilets. About 67% of the...
More »NEERI team arrives in Kolhapur to assess river pollution
-The Times of India KOLHAPUR: A team of three experts from the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) arrived in Kolhapur on Monday to study the impact of pollution on the Panchganga river. The experts held meetings with officials of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC), the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and environmental experts. "The team conducted a series of meeting on day one. The team is expected to visit locations by tomorrow....
More »Kerala: Man on a mission to save dying pond gets fresh water fish farmer award
-CNN-IBN Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): A man in Thiruvananthapuram is on a mission to clean up the Chengottukonam pond in which has become the 'favourite' spot for many to dump waste material. Justin Raj begins each day spending an hour on the Banks of the pond inspecting the water. He has to watch out daily for fungus that can harm the fish in it. Justin began the exercise four years ago shelling out Rs...
More »Farmer in UP Commits Suicide Over Mounting Debts
-Outlook Muzaffarnagar (UP): A debt ridden farmer in Atrohana village in the district has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his house, police said. Sanjay Tyagi (48), was depressed over the mounting debts that he had taken from a Bank and as the Bank officials were pressuring him to pay back the loan, yesterday he took to the extreme step, they said. The body has been sent for postmortem. Meanwhile, block secretary of...
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