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

The mapping project is also part of the initiative to use satellite imagery for agricultural planning, disaster management ...

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 ...

Over the past decade, the strengthening of data systems has significantly improved governance, especially at the grassroots.

India, April 24 -- The Ministry of Rural Development has finalized the Calendar of SARAS Aajeevika Melas at the National Level for the Financial Year 2026-27, aimed at promoting rural livelihoods, ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to the NSSO data, only 24% of rural Indian households have access to the Internet, compared to a 66% penetration in cities The growing rural teledensity, which currently stands at 59%, ...