INDIA’S rural Community Development Program, an integral part of Nehru’s first Five-Year Plan, is the biggest of its kind ever undertaken in any part of the world. India’s federal and state ...

The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) plays a crucial role in combating poverty in ...

Lupin Foundation, under Tushara Shankar, integrates healthcare and livelihoods to sustainably uplift over two million rural ...

As India sets its sights on becoming Viksit Bharat by 2047, the transformation of its rural economy is not just a policy imperative—it is the foundation of national progress. Nearly two-thirds of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Empowering women is not merely a social initiative; it is a strategic imperative for India’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) is a flagship poverty alleviation program being ...

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 ...

Rural india, where nearly 65% of the population resides, is undergoing a transformative renaissance, laying the foundation for India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat. Traditionally the backbone of the ...

New Delhi, March 5, 2019 - The World Bank and the Government of India today signed a $250 million agreement for the National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) which will help women in ...

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 ...