Rural India now has higher health insurance coverage (47.4%) than urban areas (44.3%), driven by government schemes. However, ...

The study suggests that digital distribution is playing a key role in expanding insurance access beyond metros ...

India's path to becoming a $30 trillion economy runs through its villages. While development discussions often centre on urban growth engines and technology hubs, the real story of India's economic ...

It offers a compelling promise: to not only harvest sunlight, but to cultivate opportunity, resilience, and inclusive rural ...

Gadkari further pointed to global commodity dependencies that shape domestic farm prices, noting that sugar, oil, corn and ...

India’s rural economy faces pressure in 2026 from a likely El Niño-driven weak monsoon and rising input costs due to US-Iran ...

An AIIMS Delhi study reveals half of rural toddlers exceed screen limits. Experts warn of cognitive and health risks, urging ...

The monsoon season is forecast to deliver below-normal rainfall this year, arriving at the worst possible moment for a rural ...

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CHENNAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Sales volume growth in the Indian consumer goods sector in the October-December quarter slowed sequentially amid soft sales at mom-and-pop stores, market researcher ...

Kanadukathan lies around a one and a half hour drive along rural highways from the nearest airport. It has many features travellers would expect from a remote South Indian village: cows grazing freely ...

India’s unemployment rate rose above 8% for the third time this year on the back of seasonal joblessness in rural areas, according to data from a private research firm. The unemployment rate jumped to ...