The decision of the UT Level Standing Committee to give a go-ahead to Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV Batch-II proposals ...

As India prepares for Union Budget 2026–27, rural mobility continues to be sidelined. Roads have expanded, but affordable ...

Rural India is no longer merely witnessing transformation. It is leading one. At the centre of this shift are women, and at ...

Dr. Prashant Prabhakar Deshpande has post-graduated in Economics with a Gold Medal in 1976 and was awarded a Ph.D in Social Sciences from Nagpur University in 2007. The July 2025 round of the Rural ...

Mangaluru: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the rural development activities of Dharmasthala institutions that empower women are fit to be part of govt policy. She was speaking ...

Punjab and Haryana have persistently low female LFPR. Over the past five years, India has seen a significant rise in women's participation in the labour force, with rural areas leading the way, new ...

Over the past decade, India has witnessed a notable rise in consumption spending in both rural and urban areas, indicating a shift in economic dynamics and lifestyle choices. This increase in ...

Nearly three-quarters of India’s families depend on rural incomes. The majority of India’s poor (some 770 million people or about 70 percent) are found in rural areas. India’s food security depends on ...