-India Water Portal NREGA has emerged as a go-to scheme for water conservation in tribal areas leading to higher irrigation coverage and thus augmenting agricultural production Out of India’s total population of 1210.19 million, 104 million, i.e., 8.6% are tribal (Census, 2011), India has one of the highest diversity among the tribes in the world. Broadly tribal inhabit two distinct geographical areas – the Central Indian Tribal Belt and the North-East. About...
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Bank credit growth accelerates to 14.2% in June quarter
-PTI/ The Hindu RBI says credit growth has been broad-based, outpacing deposit growth Bank credit growth accelerated to 14.2% in the quarter ended June 2022 from 6% in the same period of the previous year, RBI data showed on Thursday. In the quarter ended March 2022, bank credit had expanded by 10.8%. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday released the 'Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of SCBs for June 2022'. This...
More »Rain deficit stays big in UP and Bihar, on the mend in rest of East India -Vinson Kurian
-The Hindu Business Line Fresh circulation forms in Bay, triggers another spell over East and Central India Rain deficit over East and North-East India has improved markedly except in Bihar and Uttar Pradeshwhere it stays above 40 per cent even as the monsoon enters the last week of this penultimate month of August, also normally the second rainiest, and stays moderate to strong over other parts of the country on Wednesday morning. The...
More »TB nutrition aid falls short -Taran Deol
-Down to Earth Hurdles in availing financial support under Nikshay Poshan Yojana will exacerbate India’s tuberculosis crisis Only two-thirds of people living with tuberculosis benefitted from the Union government’s sole nutrition support scheme last year, highlighting bottlenecks in the fight against a major public health concern. The Nikshay Poshan Yojana entitles every tuberculosis (TB) patient, seeking treatment in either the public or private sector, to a direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Rs 500...
More »Tea garden workers’ daily wage hiked -Umanand Jaiswal
-The Telegraph Assam govt raises rate for second time in 15 months Guwahati: The daily wage of tea garden workers in Assam was increased by Rs 27 on Wednesday, the second hike in 15 months. The hike, which will take effect retrospectively from August 1, will see tea garden workers in Brahmaputra Valley get Rs 232 a day, up from Rs 205 a day. Garden workers from Barak Valley will see their daily...
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