indicators. It includes three proxy indicators (adult literacy‚ gross secondary enrolment and gross tertiary enrolment). India ranks 119 in the IDI 2011‚ which was 116 in 2010 History of ICT Radio for Rural Development: In 1956‚ in five districts of Maharashtra State by All India Radio (AIR). Rural listener groups were organized‚ who would listen to radio broadcasts twice a week at 6.30 p.m. for half an hour. The group then stayed together for discussion. Impressive knowledge gains as a result of
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modern facilities‚ some people prefer living in urban rather than in rural areas. However some debate that people will harm their health when live in big city. No one is wrong and everything has its own reason. I will discuss this controversy as the following paragraphs. As I have mentioned‚ big city attracts people for its modernization including health care system‚ entertainment‚ transportation and finally economy while rural city usually lacks of those things. Firstly‚ central hospitals are equipped
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Authors of nonfiction text emphasize details of real life events that occur in people’s lives and cultures. In the news article‚ “Quinceñera Birthday Bash Preserves Tradition‚ Marks Passage to Womanhood”‚ author Natalie St. John shares a descriptive account of a quinceñera‚ showing its significance in the Mexican culture and community. St. John highlights the main character Vanessa Negrete’s rite of passage and its cultural importance by using the organizational structures of sequence and description
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The Lottery: Blindly Flowing Traditions There have been hundreds of social issues through the years that have grabbed the attention of the American public‚ but one that is still relevant today is the social issue of blindly following tradition. When someone follows tradition they are forgetting all the moral aspects of the situation and just doing the act because it has been done for years because it is a tradition. These traditions make the people participating it closer or so they
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Research Procedure ………………………………………………………1 Precautionary Measures ………………………………………………………2 Safety Measures ………………………………………………………3 Introduction Research Background ………………………………………………………4 Objectives of the Study ………………………………………………………5 Significance of the Study ………………………………………………………6 Scope and Limitations ………………………………………………………7 Definition of Terms ………………………………………………………8 Review of Related Literature ………………………………………………………9 Results and Discussion ………………………………………………………13 Findings
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minimum literacy levels among the poor? Yes they can be used in the absence of minimum literacy levels among the poor. The ICT plays a big role in the rural areas and benefits the people that live there. ICT’s are used in the poor communities to empower and help the illiterate and people with less knowledge. Applications in agricultural and rural development have often been to provide direct access to market and weather information for the poor and also provides knowledge support to research and
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Sociologists have identified a number of different types of rural communities‚ which have arisen as a result of changing economic trends within rural regions of industrial nations. The basic trend seems to be one in which communities are required to become entrepreneurial. Those that lack the sort of characteristics mentioned below‚ are forced to either seek out their niche or accept eventual economic defeat. These towns focus on marketing and public relations whilst bidding for business and government
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Will today’s small rural towns be the ghost towns of tomorrow? Will what’s now a moderately busy main street be overtaken by grasses and tumbleweeds? According to the CEDS “Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy”‚ which was compiled in 2003 by the South Central Economic Development District‚ Franklin County ranks last in housing unit counts‚ wage and salary income‚ employer establishments. County population has declined over 34% from 5‚449 in 1960 to 3‚574 in 2000. (Gorman‚ 20) Is the future
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Aspects and Brand Preferences in Rural India with Reference to FMCG Sector Prof. (Dr.) S L Gupta & Arun Mittal Abstract The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector is very important for Indian economy. This sector touches every aspect of human life. The FMCG companies are now encashing that opportunity. In rural India‚ this is the fact about the consumers that their income is increasing and the lifestyles are changing. There are as many middle-income households in the rural areas as there are in the urban
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Rural Entrepreneurship for Women: A Case for Wealth Creation by Africa’s Rural Poor amidst Global Financial and Economic Crises K M Baharul Islam1 Introduction: The growing emphasis on rural small and medium size entrepreneurship for economic development‚ especially in the context of poverty alleviation in developing countries has thrown up some major challenges for the commercial ventures led by women in global perspective. The position of women‚ even in the developing world‚ has been far from
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