When Asha Gond first started skateboarding, neighbors in her village of Janwar in central India were aghast. They urged the teenager's parents to keep her busy with housework or get her married. When ...

In a small rural community in Tamil Nadu, villagers gather to offer prayers for Kamala Harris, the U.S. vice president who they see as a daughter of their ancestral land. It's the village of ...

The Shri Babulal Gupta Foundation supports rural women in a tiny Rajasthan village through free skill training, healthcare ...

The VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, is seen as a pivotal piece of legislation aimed at revolutionizing India's rural economy by fostering employment and resilient communities. With a focus on women's inclusion ...

India is home to 720 Mn consumers residing in 6.9 Lakh villages and the country’s population will remain dominantly rural until 2050, per a NITI Aayog study. Nevertheless, a paradigm shift is ...

Within three to four months of publishing their findings, the researchers said coal companies immediately took action to ...

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 ...

When health workers tried to convince Munir Pathan to take the COVID-19 vaccine in February, the 52-year-old farmer refused. The jab would kill him, he was certain. A resident of Janefal village in ...

Rural India is now leading the nation's fixed deposit expansion. This marks a significant shift from past trends where metropolitan areas drove deposit growth. Rural FD balances have seen a ...

The contagion is hitting towns and villages where resources are scant and people are skeptical of lockdown efforts. If unchecked, Indian infections could exceed those in the United States. By Karan ...