Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's contentious economic plans could benefit from a shift towards a growth strategy centred on rural communities, potentially relieving pressure on urban development ...

The government has launched the National Entrepreneurs Empowerment Drive (NEED) from Jaipur to boost rural entrepreneurship, ...

India, April 29 -- Rural infrastructure, women's empowerment, and agriculture-led prosperity in Jammu & Kashmir received a major boost today as the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare ...

India, March 5 -- The Indian Army, due to its deployments in far-fetched areas having little development, has actively undertaken rural development, particularly in remote and underserved areas, by ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation has completed high-resolution land use and land cover mapping for the entire country ...

On the surface, the data looks promising. But dig a little deeper and it’s clear that India’s rural areas are falling even farther behind. The latest Economic Survey, released by the Ministry of ...

On paper, mental healthcare in India often looks like a story of expanding services, new helplines, more awareness campaigns, and a growing vocabulary around stress, depression, and addiction. On the ...

Alka Upadhyaya is Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development, Director General of the National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency, CEO of the National Rural Livelihood Mission, and ...

Rural areas, often marginalised in terms of technological advancements, stand to benefit significantly from the application of AI in various domains AI-powered educational platforms can personalise ...