India is frequently celebrated as the world’s youngest major democracy. With more than half of its population below the age of thirty, the country possesses a demographic advantage that many developed economies can only envy.
India’s consumption map is being redrawn, and this time the most decisive strokes are coming from its villages.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Uttarakhand can become a global spiritual capital, and its villages along the international border could be developed into tourist destinations of global repute if nurtured properly.
Underlining the significance of connectivity as a bridge to progress, the Chief Minister said robust mobile and internet services are essential for effective governance, quality education, accessible healthcare, vibrant tourism and overall public welfare.
Mishra, who is Delhi’s development minister and the MLA from Karawal Nagar on Monday inaugurated civil projects for roads & streets construction worth Rs 3 crore in Sabhapur area of the constituency.
By a single announcement within a matter of minutes, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav changed the names and identities of as many as 11 villages bearing names associated with the Muslim community for the past many years, to those representing Hindu names in the Shajapur district of the state.
Twenty-four villages of the state will be declared Tsunami-ready by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) in Hyderabad on December 26, two decades after the 2004 devastating Tsunami that hit them.
Solanki, who is on a ‘Gaon Dehat Bachao Yatra’, demanding solution to the problems of rural Delhi, has organised a panchayat in Ranikheda village and alleged that the villagers were unable to do farming in the area as their crops were being destroyed every year due to waterlogging in the fields.
Over 3,000 farmers in the Keonjhar district earn Rs 1-2 lakh per year by rearing Tassar through modern methodology.
Despite renewed emphasis on information and technology by both the state and Centre, as many as 3,853 revenue villages in Odisha are still bereft of mobile and internet connectivity.
