Since 2001, India has been constructing all-weather roads and upgrading old ones in rural areas across the country The World Bank has invested $2.1 billion in the country’s flagship Pradhan Mantri ...

In India, as a result of development, the demand for water is increasing both in urban and rural areas. This may increase tensions and disputes over sharing of water resources. For water demand ...

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 ...

PM Modi hails rural resilience at Grameen Bharat Mahotsav; says rural prosperity is essential for national growth Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an inspiring address at the Grameen Bharat ...

Shakuntala Devi of Kulabira village in Jharkhand state travels to other distant states to sell her finger millet snacks whenever the Indian government organises fairs to showcase rural products. From ...