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The irrelevance of regional rural banks

Scope of their survival is diminishing. Even as the overall business of rural financial institutions has generally been looking up, they are struggling to scale up business volumes

Key role for banks in offering best intermediation services: RBI's Patra

Calls for world-class financial intermediation services with Indian economy poised to surpass Germany and Japan a few years and nation's population set to become world's largest and youngest

Festivities push FMCG sales up 11% in first two weeks of October

Sales were down in September due to weak rural demand

140 million pulled out of poverty in India since 2015-16, says UNDP

Incidence of multidimensional poverty declined from 55.1% in 2005-06 to 16.4% in 2019-21

Interest-free loans for 100K rural families of Rajasthan for non-agri work

The state government has set aside Rs 2,000 crore for the Rajasthan Rural Family Livelihood Loan Scheme.

Coca-Cola India expands distribution network to rural mkts, kirana stores

"Consciously working on addressing the needs of rural consumers by offering them the most relevant packs," said Coca-Cola India

Rural tourism to be based on culture, economic characteristics in Rajasthan

The government proposes to develop tourist accommodation facilities including home stay, drinking water, safety, internet connectivity, and caravan parks in partnership with private players.

Inflation forcing rural India to buy fewer essentials items: Report

A new report reveals people in villages are concerned about inflation and its impact on their financial condition

States' MGNREGA under probe for potential financial misappropriation

Some states have been using more than permitted MGNREGA funds to build rural infrastructure instead of generating livelihood opportunities for rural needy, says Central government

Identifying works and funding key to national urban job scheme

The financial burden depends on the design of the scheme.

26,126 rural habitations have contaminants in drinking water sources: Govt

There are 26,126 rural habitations with contaminants in drinking water sources, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Monday. Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel cited data showing 26,279 rural habitations were identified to have contaminants in water sources as of April 1 this year. The corresponding number for both April 1 last year and April 1, 2020 was 36,054, the data showed. As of July 20, 2022, there are 26,126 rural habitations with contaminants in drinking water sources, it said. Responding to another question, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu said fluoride beyond permissible limits has been encountered in certain isolated pockets (point source) of 408 districts in 26 states and Union territories, and arsenic in certain isolated pockets (point source) of 209 districts in 25 states and UTs.

Price hikes likely to drive FMCG firms' revenue in April-June quarter

Commentary to watch out for from consumer companies includes rural demand, overall demand impact due to high commodity costs, and volume growth

Urban FMCG sales see sharper fall than rural in June, shows data

Sales of goods from shampoos to biscuits stayed lower due to inflationary pressures on commodities

Work sought under MGNREGS in June still higher than before Covid

According to economists and policymakers, this reflects the continued lure of MGNREGS among rural manual casual labour despite a near resumption of economic activity, both in rural and urban areas

What makes an area urban?

The variations in determining what can be classified as cities are as dynamic as cities themselves

Rural roads adjoining cities soon to be upgraded to four-lane: CM Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said roads in the rural area adjoining cities will soon be upgraded to four-lane to make traffic movement smoother

Laggard Bihar ranks 4th among states in providing tap water in rural areas

Bihar has emerged as one of the top performing states in terms of providing safe drinking water through taps, with 87 per cent of its rural households having access to the amenity

Covid-19 pandemic: SII partners CII in push to vaccinate rural areas

SII will be working with the CII, which has set up vaccination camps in smaller towns and rural areas

BS SFB Round Table: Rural, urban India show little difference, say experts

At Business Standard Unlock BFSI 2.0, some of the best minds from the SFB sector discuss the consequences of the lockdown, the urban- rural divide, capital-raising plans, and the way forward for SFBs

Tata Motors, M&M stocks see significant gains on improved demand outlook

While M&M closed at Rs 705.6 a piece, up 10.8 per cent - the highest in 18 months, Tata Motors' shares ended at Rs 173.6, a piece up 9.8 per cent-the highest in 33 months