NEW DELHI, 18 JULY: Seeking to promote self-employment among women, the government has proposed to bring down the interest rate on bank lending to self help groups (SHGs) at par with that on crop loans to farmers and set up a dedicated national bank for women SHG on the lines of NABARD.

The population of Bangladesh now stands at 14, 23,19,000, according to the preliminary report on Population and Housing Census, 2011 revealed on Saturday.
The 5th census was held on March 15-19 this year across the country.
The report revealed that of the total population, 7,12,55,000 are male while 7,10,64,000 are female, said Planning Minister AK Khandker while revealing the findings of the pr

Census 2011:
Rapid urbanisation sees dip in numbers since the last headcount
Of the 6.11 crore population in Karnataka, 61.43 per cent live in rural areas, but their number has drastically declined since the last Census, giving an indication of the increased preference of the people to shift to cities.

According to the Census of India

Affirming the trend of migration of people from villages to big cities and towns, the provisional figures of Census 2011 reveal that for the first time, India has added more people in urban centres than in rural areas over a decade.

Between 2001 and 2011, the number of people living in urban areas increased from 286 million to 377 million, a rise of 91 million.

BHADRAK: Hopes for jobs among the youths of the district were dashed after a private company welshed on its promise to set up a sugar factory here. Now, IDCO officials and the residents are at loggerheads over the acquired land for the project.

Disappointed he probably was but he did not make it evident.

The compensation sum of around Rs 19 lakh allotted by the state government for re-building the houses flattened by storms were returned to the state government. The district administration is reported to have failed to use the amount for the purpose.

Bill may be moved in monsoon session after consultation with states
The empowered group of ministers on food on Monday approved the draft National Food Security Bill, bringing the ambitious social security programme that guarantees highly subsidized foodgrains to about 70% of the population a step closer to fruition.

The EGoM cleared the draft bill, prepared by the food ministry, without ch

Child labourers in Sylhet city, including those working in risky jobs, have very limited support services, according to the child rights workers in the region.