Rural Development Plan
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A mobile lab is rolling through Adivasi villages in Odisha, introducing locals to basics of science
The Community Science Programme is an intiative of Tata Trusts, TCS Foundation and the NGO Sikshasandhan.
Rakhi Ghosh
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PM’s plan for free gas connections is failing its objective – as government had been warned it would
A study commissioned in 2015 said that for the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to succeed, the price of gas cylinders would have to be reduced.
Nitin Sethi & Aroon Deep
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How rearing fish in small ponds is helping farmers boost incomes in Maharashtra
Farm ponds, built to harvest rainwater and irrigate rain-fed fields, are doubling up as fishponds, helping farmers overcome vagaries of agriculture.
Hiren Kumar Bose
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Why Assam’s farmers are furious at Himanta Biswa Sarma’s ‘fertiliser jihad’ jibe
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Bring out the earplugs – ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ is back
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From bathroom services to tree protection, micro businesses in rural areas need new ideas
Small business in villages do indeed create livelihoods, but there is an over-saturation in dairy, cattle rearing and the like.
Sanjiv Phansalkar
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Model villages: Why Modi's pet rural development scheme is not working
Only 53 of 278 BJP MPs in the Lok Sabha have selected new villages in phase two of the scheme.
Anumeha Yadav
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Like Modi, many BJP MPs adopt all-Hindu settlements under model village scheme
The exclusionary pattern has upset many Muslim leaders in Uttar Pradesh.
Dhirendra K Jha
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Timelapse videos show extent of air-pollution as New York turns orange from Canadian wildfires
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Caught on CCTV: Escalator abruptly changes direction at busy metro station, leaves 14 injured
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‘Call got cut’: BJP spokesperson moments after anchor corrects him on budget for new train tracks
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Watch: Coldplay’s Chris Martin arrives by train for concert, joins railway worker’s video
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Watch: Advertisement gives popular nursery rhymes a grim twist to amplify message of climate change