NEW DELHI, Jan 8 (Reuters) – State-run Indian Railways has spent more than $22 billion so far in the current fiscal year, focusing on projects to expand capacity and deliver faster and safer travel to passengers, the government said on Wednesday. The
Patna, Nov 7 (PTI) More than a third of families inhabiting Bihar were living in poverty, making do with a monthly income of Rs 6,000 or less, according to a detailed report of the caste survey tabled in the state assembly on
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 7 (ANI): High-voltage drama unfolded in Patna on Tuesday when Anganwadi protesters gheraoed the Vidhan Sabha demanding an honorarium hike. The Bihar police used water cannons to disperse the agitators. In the chaos, an Anganwadi worker fainted as
Nov 6 (Reuters) – The extension of India’s free ration scheme will not have a major impact on the fiscal deficit in the financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, an Indian government source said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday
New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) India has emerged among top countries with high income and wealth inequality but the share of the population living in multidimensional poverty fell from 25 to 15 per cent between 2015-16 and 2019-21, the UNDP said in