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Rural India Runs Dry As Thirsty Megacity Mumbai Sucks Water
Far from the gleaming high-rises of India's financial capital Mumbai, impoverished villages in areas supplying the megacity's water are running dry -- a crisis repeated across the country that experts say foreshadows terrifying problems.
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42% In 14-18 Age Group In Rural India Can't Read Easy English Sentences: Report
Forty-two per cent of children in the age group of 14 to 18 years in rural India cannot read easy sentences in English, while more than half of them struggle with simple division problems, according a report.
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78% Parents In Rural India Want Their Daughters To Be At Least Graduate: Survey
At least 78 per cent parents in rural India aspire to educate their daughters till graduation and beyond, according to a survey report.
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India's Middle-Class To Expand, "Destitute" Class To Halve By 2031: Study
India will see a five-fold increase in its 'super rich' families by the turn of the decade and a large chunk of the growth will come from rural areas - home to the nation's poorest, according to a study.
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Over 95% People Have Access To Drinking Water In Rural Areas: Government Report
A government survey has revealed that 95 per cent of people in rural areas and 97.2 per cent in cities are having access to improved sources of drinking (potable) water during 2020-21.
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Centre's New SOPs To Battle Covid In Villages Amid Surge
The Cenre has issued new the Covid guidelines to prepare the primary level healthcare infrastructure as the pandemic gradually ingresses into rural India.
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Xiaomi To Sell Phones Out Of A Van In Rural India
Xiaomi Corp plans to reach out to rural Indian consumers via a Mi Store on Wheels, hoping to sell smartphones to the remotest parts of the country at a time of growing anti-Chinese sentiment.
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Bharat Surfing More Than India, With Cheap Internet And Smartphones
Internet usage in rural India has far outstripped that of urban India, riding on smartphones and cheap internet connections.
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93 Per Cent Households In Rural India Have Access To Toilets: Survey
Over 93 per cent households in rural India have access to toilets and of these households, 96.5 per cent uses them, a survey commissioned by the government has found.
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Signs of Rural India, Especially Uttar Pradesh, Recovering From Cash Ban
India's vast rural hinterland, which makes up 70 percent of the population, is showing signs of recovery from last year's cash crunch, boosting optimism that increased spending will help the broader economy regain its vigor.
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No Change In Savings, Spending, Business After Rural Electrification: Researchers
London: Social scientists from the US andthe UK have found that providing electricity to rural communities in India has not brought about the socioeconomic benefits that were predicted. A team of four academics from the University of Pittsburgh, New York University, and Columbia University in the US and the University of Glasgow in Scotland conduct...
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Now, New ‘Smart Bangle’ That Sends Pregnancy Tips
Mumbai: A high-tech bangle that alerts pregnant women to toxic fumes and issues audio tips promises to boost maternal health in India and other South Asian countries, as smart devices deliver ever more services to remote communities. The colourful, lightweight bangle feeds information directly to expectant mothers – and is built to withstand the...
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Solar Energy Powering India's Rural Health Centres
Chennai: For Dr Vinayak Salunke, flashlights worth less than Rs 640 each are one of the most valuable assets at the Vihamandra health centre in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. With the clinic serving a population of 48,000, Dr Salunke must prepare for up to six hours of power cuts daily, rather like a surgeon scrubbing up for surgery. “We don’t hav...
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How Rural India Is Fighting ‘Information Poverty’
Digital literacy in rural areas has made us see sights that we had only dreamt about. We have seen children in Rajasthan use Google images to travel to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. We have seen women in Bihar jumping over the boundary walls of their houses to escape the elder men’s glare when they go to take their digital literacy classes. We have ...
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India’s Education Report Card: Toilets Improve, Attendance Dips, Math Skills Low
New Delhi: Eighty percent of class 3 students in rural India can’t subtract two-digit numbers and 70 per cent of them can’t read simple English. Of those who can, barely half understand the meanings of the words they read. These are just a few of the many findings of the Annual Status of Education Report, 2016, released on Thursday by the non...
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Rural India Runs Dry As Thirsty Megacity Mumbai Sucks Water
Far from the gleaming high-rises of India's financial capital Mumbai, impoverished villages in areas supplying the megacity's water are running dry -- a crisis repeated across the country that experts say foreshadows terrifying problems.
-
42% In 14-18 Age Group In Rural India Can't Read Easy English Sentences: Report
Forty-two per cent of children in the age group of 14 to 18 years in rural India cannot read easy sentences in English, while more than half of them struggle with simple division problems, according a report.
-
78% Parents In Rural India Want Their Daughters To Be At Least Graduate: Survey
At least 78 per cent parents in rural India aspire to educate their daughters till graduation and beyond, according to a survey report.
-
India's Middle-Class To Expand, "Destitute" Class To Halve By 2031: Study
India will see a five-fold increase in its 'super rich' families by the turn of the decade and a large chunk of the growth will come from rural areas - home to the nation's poorest, according to a study.
-
Over 95% People Have Access To Drinking Water In Rural Areas: Government Report
A government survey has revealed that 95 per cent of people in rural areas and 97.2 per cent in cities are having access to improved sources of drinking (potable) water during 2020-21.
-
Centre's New SOPs To Battle Covid In Villages Amid Surge
The Cenre has issued new the Covid guidelines to prepare the primary level healthcare infrastructure as the pandemic gradually ingresses into rural India.
-
Xiaomi To Sell Phones Out Of A Van In Rural India
Xiaomi Corp plans to reach out to rural Indian consumers via a Mi Store on Wheels, hoping to sell smartphones to the remotest parts of the country at a time of growing anti-Chinese sentiment.
-
Bharat Surfing More Than India, With Cheap Internet And Smartphones
Internet usage in rural India has far outstripped that of urban India, riding on smartphones and cheap internet connections.
-
93 Per Cent Households In Rural India Have Access To Toilets: Survey
Over 93 per cent households in rural India have access to toilets and of these households, 96.5 per cent uses them, a survey commissioned by the government has found.
-
Signs of Rural India, Especially Uttar Pradesh, Recovering From Cash Ban
India's vast rural hinterland, which makes up 70 percent of the population, is showing signs of recovery from last year's cash crunch, boosting optimism that increased spending will help the broader economy regain its vigor.
-
No Change In Savings, Spending, Business After Rural Electrification: Researchers
London: Social scientists from the US andthe UK have found that providing electricity to rural communities in India has not brought about the socioeconomic benefits that were predicted. A team of four academics from the University of Pittsburgh, New York University, and Columbia University in the US and the University of Glasgow in Scotland conduct...
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Now, New ‘Smart Bangle’ That Sends Pregnancy Tips
Mumbai: A high-tech bangle that alerts pregnant women to toxic fumes and issues audio tips promises to boost maternal health in India and other South Asian countries, as smart devices deliver ever more services to remote communities. The colourful, lightweight bangle feeds information directly to expectant mothers – and is built to withstand the...
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Solar Energy Powering India's Rural Health Centres
Chennai: For Dr Vinayak Salunke, flashlights worth less than Rs 640 each are one of the most valuable assets at the Vihamandra health centre in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. With the clinic serving a population of 48,000, Dr Salunke must prepare for up to six hours of power cuts daily, rather like a surgeon scrubbing up for surgery. “We don’t hav...
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How Rural India Is Fighting ‘Information Poverty’
Digital literacy in rural areas has made us see sights that we had only dreamt about. We have seen children in Rajasthan use Google images to travel to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. We have seen women in Bihar jumping over the boundary walls of their houses to escape the elder men’s glare when they go to take their digital literacy classes. We have ...
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India’s Education Report Card: Toilets Improve, Attendance Dips, Math Skills Low
New Delhi: Eighty percent of class 3 students in rural India can’t subtract two-digit numbers and 70 per cent of them can’t read simple English. Of those who can, barely half understand the meanings of the words they read. These are just a few of the many findings of the Annual Status of Education Report, 2016, released on Thursday by the non...
