Rural India

Why India needs innovative education models to achieve total literacy

The lack of proper infrastructure, absence of good connecting roads to schools, drinking water, toilets, and even basic learning materials like desks, tables, and books, can be addressed through public-private partnerships

Why sex education needs to be more than just about biology and reproductive organs

Sex education should always be more about an open dialogue than just biology and diagrams of reproductive organs

Modi government fulfilling promise of 'roti, kapda aur makan' for poor, says BJP

Union minister Giriraj Singh said over 3.26 crore houses were built for the rural poor in 60 years while over 2.5 crore houses have been constructed in only eight years of the Modi government

Budget 2022: Bharat needs revival of animal spirits to boost consumption

Budget 2022: Rural demand turned sluggish after the second wave of the pandemic even as other parts of the economy recovered robustly

How economic reforms of 1991 focussed on urban centres at the cost of rural India

In the changed scenario, there are many incentives and concessions to develop industrial clusters and corridors but nothing for an industrialist if she desires to set up a unit in far-flung areas

Why reliable electricity is key to revitalise pandemic-hit MSMEs and boost Indian economy

As the MSME sector accounts for around 30 percent of India’s GDP, the provision of clean and uninterrupted electricity will provide a huge fillip to micro-entrepreneurs in rural areas

How rural India fuelled country's aggressive vaccination drive against COVID-19 on 21 June

Vaccination drive: Out of total vaccine doses administered on the day, 56.09 lakh vaccines were given from rural vaccination centres

Involve panchayats and NGOs to tackle COVID in rural India, say health experts

The best way to arrest the COVID surge in India's villages is to rebuild people's trust in public systems, encourage home care and use simple technologies, say experts

To give the (unseen) woman farmer a land of her own

The mahila kisaans of Bundelkhand are visible everywhere in the fields, but rarely seen in official policy. Khabar Lahariya imagines a world which places women farmers at the centre of agriculture policy rather than at the peripheries.

Voices of Rural India: A new initiative allows rural communities to tell their own stories and monetise them

By monetarily compensating its contributors, Voices of Rural India is creating an alternate revenue stream for those engaged in tourism, who have been deprived of a livelihood because of the lockdown.