Explore how rural India's mental health crisis impacts development, productivity, and gender equity, highlighting urgent care and policy needs.

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 ...

Why Bhumjaithai’s Grip on Power Is More Fragile Than It Looks 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 Ministry of Rural Development launched the 'VB-G Ram G Youth Digital Campaign' on the MY Bharat portal. It aims to engage rural youth aged 15-29 in development via video challenges, logo design ...

INDIA’S RURAL DEVELOPMENT framework has entered a decisive new phase. The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a pivotal force in reconfiguring India’s educational landscape, enhancing pedagogy, boosting classroom effectiveness, and contributing to national ...

Extreme poverty is mainly a rural phenomenon. Four of every five people below the $1.90-a-day international income poverty line lived in rural areas in 2013 (Castañeda and others, 2018). Over the last ...