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Crop waste cattle feed solution ‘averts toxic fires’ Many north Indian farmers currently burn their farm waste, polluting the air. However, farm residue can be converted into nutritious cattle feed, say researchers.…

Patanjali says rural India demand finally picking up Mini Reliance announced the launch of its FMCG brand, Independence. The brand will offer a range of products including edible oils, pulses, grains, packaged foods and several…

Digital Literacy Mission to benefit 6 Cr households in rural India Since 2017, Government has been running a scheme titled 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)' to usher in digital literacy in rural india…

Safe drinking water in rural India: What do numbers hide? While drinking water coverage in rural India has improved, has it also improved reliability and safety of drinking water? This CEEW brief explores and analyses the…

Model Cooperative Villages: The future of rural India The Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah in a written reply elaborated on ‘Model Cooperative Villages’ in the Lok Sabha on 20th December 2022. The Union Minister said, “The Model…

Rise in rural distress One discovers that while regular wage work and casual wage work shares are falling, correspondingly, self-employment is increasing The number of workers in agriculture was 188 million, or 42.5% of the…

How Microfinance Institutions Can Help Fintech Startups Penetrate Into Rural India The growing digitisation helped the country’s microfinance industry grow over 16 times in the last decade, and this presents an opportunity for…

All India Consumer Price Index For Agricultural And Rural Labourers Rises Marginally The All-India Consumer Price Index Number for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of November, 2022…

NASSCOM Foundation and Firstsource join hands to provide digital training to rural women entrepreneurs Synopsis As part of the first cohort of the project, 150 women artisans from Bagh community were trained to use digital…

India’s economic growth potential lies in rural areas, says Raul Rebello of Mahindra Finance Raul Rebello, COO of Mahindra Finance, talks about the company’s recovery post-pandemic and why it is bullish on growing consumer demand…