Walmart Foundation announces $1.2 million grant to transform Rural India

Walmart Foundation on Thursday announced a grant of $1.2 million (nearly Rs 10 crore) to the Transform Rural India Foundation to aid improving livelihoods of 15,000 women rural farmers in Uttar Pradesh by increasing their average base income. The grant will be used in a two-year project that will primarily focus on creating ten self-sustainable […]

Walmart Foundation Announces Rs 10 Crore Grant To Transform Rural India

Walmart Foundation on Thursday announced a grant of $1.2 million (nearly Rs 10 crore) to the Transform Rural India Foundation to aid improving livelihoods of 15,000 women rural farmers in Uttar Pradesh by increasing their average base income. The grant will be used in a two-year project that will primarily focus on creating ten self-sustainable […]

Walmart Foundation announces $1.2 Million grant to Transform Rural India

Walmart Foundation on Thursday announced a grant of $1.2 million (nearly ₹10 crore) to the Transform Rural India Foundation to aid improving livelihoods of 15,000 women rural farmers in Uttar Pradesh by increasing their average base income. The grant will be used in a two-year project that will primarily focus on creating ten self-sustainable women-led […]

‘Transform Rural India Foundation’ को 12 लाख अमेरिकी डॉलर का अनुदान देगा Walmart Foundation

वॉलमार्ट फाउंडेशन ने ‘ट्रांसफॉर्म रूरल इंडिया फाउंडेशन’ को 12 लाख अमेरिकी डॉलर (करीब 10 करोड़ रुपये) का अनुदान देने की बृहस्पतिवार को घोषणा की। उत्तर प्रदेश में 15,000 महिला ग्रामीण किसानों की औसत आधार आय बढ़ाने व उनकी आजीविका में सुधार करने के लिए इस अनुदान का इस्तेमाल किया जाएगा। फाउंडेशन की ओर से जारी […]

Walmart announces $1.2 million grant to Transform Rural India Foundation

On Thursday, the Walmart Foundation disclosed a substantial grant of $1.2 million (approximately Rs 10 crore) to the Transform Rural India Foundation. The funding aims to elevate the livelihoods of 15,000 women rural farmers in Uttar Pradesh by augmenting their average base income. The grant will be allocated to a two-year project, primarily focused on […]

From panchayat to Parliament: how 33 pc reservation empowered women at panchayat level

Geeta Mahanand, the sarpanch of Risama panchayat in Chhattisgarh’s Durg, said she would have never come forward to contest the rural polls had there been no reservation for women in the Panchayati raj system. A housewife who was thrust into politics after the seat was reserved for women, Mahanand said reservation not just empowered her […]

Women’s reservation bill passage kindles hope but uncertainty in implementation raises concern

The 128th Constitution amendment bill, referred to as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, will be implemented after a delimitation exercise to redraw parliamentary and assembly constituencies based on the census which the government has said will be commissioned next year. The passage of the women’s reservation bill has ignited hope among stakeholders about attaining gender […]

Women’s bill: Concerns over uncertainty in implementation

The passage of the women’s reservation bill has ignited hope among stakeholders about attaining gender equality in India’s political landscape, especially at the policy-making level, even as some raised concerns over its effectiveness given the uncertainty in the deadline for its implementation. The bill to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and […]

84 percent marginal farmers don’t want to leave agriculture: Study

New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Around 70 percent of over 6,000 marginal farmers engage in non-farm activities for income support, but 84 percent of them do not want to sell off their land to pursue other economic activities, a new study has found. According to the study conducted by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), a […]

84 percent marginal farmers don’t want to leave agriculture Study

New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Around 70 percent of over 6,000 marginal farmers engage in non-farm activities for income support, but 84 percent of them do not want to sell off their land to pursue other economic activities, a new study has found.According to the study conducted by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), a collaborative […]

84 percent marginal farmers don’t want to leave agriculture: Study

Around 70 percent of over 6,000 marginal farmers engage in non-farm activities for income support, but 84 percent of them do not want to sell off their land to pursue other economic activities, a new study has found. According to the study conducted by the Development Intelligence Unit (DIU), a collaborative venture between Transforming Rural […]

Women shouldn’t be targeted for India’s population Experts

New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI) As India became the world’s most populous country, experts said women should not be blamed for the country’s growing population and asserted that gender equality and greater bodily autonomy will act as key determinants for a sustainable future. According to the latest data provided by the United Nations, India has […]

‘Lack of awareness about abortion among reasons for spike in population’

As India is on the brink of surpassing China to become the most populous country in the world, experts cite lack of literacy, awareness regarding contraception and abortions and economic factors among reasons for the spike in the population. According to data from the National Family Health Survey, more abortions take place in urban areas, […]

Lack of awareness about contraception among reasons for spike in population

The data stated that 1.9 per cent women with no schooling background went for abortions while 3.5 per women with 10-11 years of education opted for it As India is on the brink of surpassing China to become the most populous country in the world, experts cite lack of literacy, awareness regarding contraception and abortions […]

App to track Birsa Harit Gram Yojna in 75,000 acres of fallow land in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Mar 29 (PTI) Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF), an NGO on Wednesday said it has launched a unique android app in collaboration with Jharkhand government to monitor the progress of state’s flagship Birsa Harit Gram Yojna (BHGY), in 75,000 acres of fallow land. The state government had earlier launched Jharkhand Birsa Harit Gram Yojana […]

App to track Birsa Harit Gram Yojna in 75 000 acres of fallow land in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Mar 29 (PTI) Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF), an NGO on Wednesday said it has launched a unique android app in collaboration with Jharkhand government to monitor the progress of state’s flagship Birsa Harit Gram Yojna (BHGY), in 75,000 acres of fallow land.The state government had earlier launched Jharkhand Birsa Harit Gram Yojana which […]