Vincent, Chairman, Board of Studies in Rural Development, Madurai Kamaraj University, addressing the inaugural of ‘Refresher Course in Rural Development’ held at Gandhigram Rural University in Gandhigram on Tuesday.DINDIGUL: Partnership among government, non-government, financial, academic and technical institutions and panchayats administration is need of the hour to achieve sustainable rural development.Development...
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Tireless Rural GP And Trail Blazer For Female Doctors Named Rural Doctor Of The Year 2009, AustraliaA tireless doctor who has served her rural NSW community for 25 years, championed rural birthing services and Indigenous health, worked hard to recruit more doctors to the bush and blazed a path for rural female doctors has been named the Westpac RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year for 2009.Moree GP obstetrician,...
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India’s investments in rural health may be yielding dividends in infant mortality rates — a decline in IMR in rural areas comparable, even exceeding, the pace of improvement in urban India.A survey by the government’s census department has shown a five-point decline in national IMR — from 58 to 53 deaths per 1,000 live births — over the past five years, while IMR declined six points in rural India,...
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Rural Development Department of Andhra Pradesh government and Infosys BPO Limited today signed a Memorandum Of Understanding(MoU) for setting up rural BPO centres in 22 districts across...
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The government Saturday launched a micro insurance drive in Tamil Nadu aimed at expanding the Rural Postal Life Insurance (PLI) network.Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja launched the scheme in Sholur Mattam, Coimbatore. Rural micro insurance scheme launchedThe Rural PLI was introduced by the Department of Posts in 1995 with a specific aim of covering people living in rural...
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Energetic And Respected Rural Doctor Wins Coveted Award The Peter Graham 'Cohuna' Award 2009, AustraliaOne of Australia's most high profile and energetic rural doctors, Dr Peter Rischbieth, has been named the winner of the prestigious ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham 'Cohuna' Award for 2009.The extremely dedicated rural doctor based in Murray Bridge, South Australia, is only the second recipient of the Award,...
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DELHI: Anxious to spur up the rural economy in the naxal-affected districts of the country, the Centre has underlined the imperativeness to implement the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in a more meaningful manner.Rural Development Department secretary Rita Sharma took up the matter with the Chief Secretaries of 15 States to impress upon them the need to ensure that the rural household...
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A passion for promoting the benefits of rural practice to other health students has seen rural NSW medical student, Shannon Nott, receive the Westpac RDAA Medical Student of the Year Award for 2009.The fourth year medical student from the University of New South Wales received the prestigious award at the Rural Doctors Association of Australia's and Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine'sShannon...
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The consumption trend in rural areas has shown a paradigm shift from price-driven to quality-driven products, points out a recent study on rural marketing by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).“The knowledge that branded goods offer better quality is visible. Established “upmarket” products of brands like P&G, HUL, Nirma, ITC have found loyal customer base as opposed to the situation about...
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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs. 310.28 crore to the State Government for rural infrastructure projects under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).The funds will be utilised for construction of roads and bridges, minor irrigation structures, buildings of pre-university and first grade colleges, industrial training institutes, rural...
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