New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Bangladesh recorded 1.17 crore economic units in 2024, marking the lowest growth since 1996, according to a report in the local media.Between 2013 and 2024, the country saw a 50 per cent growth in the number of economic units, which was much lower than the 111 per cent increase in the previous decade, according to the final figures of the Economic Census 2024 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the report in The Daily Star, based on the Economic Census, said….
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Rudraprayag, Jan 8 (IANS) Along with agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry, there are huge opportunities for self-employment in the hills through small and cottage industries. An inspiring example of this can be seen in Jawari village of Jakholi development block in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district.In this village, Saraswati Devi, after receiving training from the Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) run by the Central Bank of India, took a loan with the support of a wome…
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) As the harvest festival of Pongal approaches, farmers and jaggery producers across Tamil Nadu have urged the state government to include locally produced jaggery in the annual Pongal gift hamper distributed through fair price shops. They said that such a move would not only support traditional cottage industries but also provide much-needed relief to thousands of rural families struggling with rising production costs and declining demand.Every year, the Tamil Nadu governme…