Discover key facts about MGNREGA, India’s rural employment scheme ensuring jobs, transparency, and development.

XLRI Jamshedpur, India’s oldest management school, today announced the establishment of a dedicated Rural Business Incubation ...

In new initiative backed by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India, is rethinking how rural innovations should be designed, evaluated and scaled, not as a trickle-down of ...

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 ...

Introduction to the New Employment Bill The Indian government has introduced the Developed India – Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) Bill, 2025, aiming to significantly transform the rural ...

India showcased its achievements in rural development, women's empowerment and climate‑resilient agriculture at the ...

Welfare transfers such as subsidised food, electricity, water, cooking gas, fertilizers, school support, pensions, transport ...

He said that to make the rural banks and financial institutions modern, fast, secure, and competitive, the 'Sahkar Sarathi Private Limited (SSPL)' and its 14 new services and products have been ...

The government is set to repeal the MGNREGA, enacted in 2005, and introduce the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, ...

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 weather-related struggles faced by informal workers of ...