Elections 2019: India Shining 2.0 surfaces in Rural India
By Sayantan Bera With barely a few months to go for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the question across political party lines is: what can really be […]
Rural India
Inspirational stories of individuals and groups sparking a transformation in rural India
By AROON PURIE The most profound economic and development changes sweeping rural India over the past four decades. In recent weeks, rural distress has dominated public […]
How India’s Women Work: 80% Employed in Rural Areas, More Than Half Suffer Illiteracy
By Rounak Kumar Gunjan Most of these women are agricultural labourers who work on someone else’s land in return for wages. New Delhi: Women living in urban […]
Rs 1,413: Avg monthly surplus for rural India is just enough to buy a fan
By Shreehari Paliath The poorest states by this measure were Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar Rs 1,413: That’s the average monthly surplus available to a rural Indian home, […]
India Post Payments Bank is all set to take banking to Bharat’s doorstep
By Anil Padmanabhan The ecosystem for Bharat is poised for a fundamental makeover—at least, once the objective of universal financial inclusion is achieved Little over a […]
Bimaru states make India poorer than Pakistan, says World Bank report
Of the 270 million people that have been categorised below the standard, 70 per cent live in rural Indian and 30 per cent in urban […]
ICT for Rural India: Catalyzing efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Over the past few years, the ICT scenario has drastically changed, evolving from a simple transmission path for information into a seamless platform for a […]
Rural India is helping to revive the country’s economy
By Rebecca Bundhun Growth in the agriculture sector came in at 4.5% for the Jan-March quarter Rural India is helping to revive the country’s economy. Gross […]
Rural India has earned significantly less since the year Modi came to power, says report
By SUBRATA PANDA The RBI report blames the relative underperformance of rural employment scheme MGNREGS as one of the main factors behind the slow growth in […]
Rural India: focus on non-agriculture sector
By Rajani Sinha Reducing the dependence of rural masses on agriculture will help improve the overall income of the rural population Around two-thirds of India’s population […]