PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme bringing smile to Nalanda farmers

IANS | November 15, 2024 7:35 PM

Nalanda, Nov 15 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme launched in February 2019 has become a transformative force for the country’s agricultural sector as well as the large farming community that depend on agriculture to earn their livelihood.

Telangana CM pitches for lowering age limit to contest elections

IANS | November 14, 2024 8:07 PM

Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday called for lowering, to 21 years, the age limit for contesting Assembly elections, saying youth will actively join politics and serve the people to their full potential.

Rural consumption of FMCG goods surged 60 pc over last 2 years: Report

IANS | November 11, 2024 3:10 PM

Mumbai, Nov 11 (IANS) There has been a 60 per cent rise in the average FMCG basket size among India’s rural consumers in the last two years, driven by a growing preference for convenience products, according to the latest Group M and Kantar report released on Monday.

AWWA’s lit fest in Chandimandir ends with high positivity

IANS | November 10, 2024 6:21 PM

Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) A three-day literary extravaganza - Abhivyakti 4.0 - an exemplary initiative of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) concluded on Sunday on a note of high positivity and resilience with former diplomat Navtej S. Sarna and celebrated author Radhakrishnan Pillai sharing their insights on trials and tribulations of writing as an intellectual pursuit.