Agriculture

Impact of Startups on Indian Agriculture and Rural Growth A rise in agritech firms in recent years has been called the “ray of hope” for Indian agriculture According to Census (2011), more than 50% of India’s workforce is employed in…

Why Are Women Leaving Textiles Industry In Rural India? In garment factories, employment is often based on piece-work contracts. Men work long hours for financial stability, but rural women face challenges, especially if the factory is far…

Shah Asks NABARD To Fix Financing Targets For Rural Sector For Next 25 Years Shah said NABARD, which is engaged in finance and refinance development activities in rural India, should fix its targets keeping in view its past performance and…

Weak rural labour market pushes India's unemployment rate above 8% The unemployment rate jumped to 8.45% in June from 7.68% in the previous month, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy Pvt. While unemployment in urban areas…

Rural India Building ‘Super Rich’ Class Faster Than Urban: Report Super rich households will well further to 9.1 million by 2031, aided by the faster growth in rural areas India will soon see an increase of five-fold in its ‘super-rich’…

Bright spot: Rural consumption to pick up on wage rise and lower inflation, say economists Synopsis Economists said high-frequency data also points at a revival of rural consumption. However, experts cautioned that monsoon could play a…

Experts urge young scientists to work in rural areas Rangareddy: A valedictory ceremony took place on Monday at the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in Rajendra Nagar, marking the successful completion of the…

India’s rural women are ‘bearing the brunt’ of climate shocks “Whether it be from being displaced, experiencing drought, or from crops drying up and not having access to running water — women are bearing the brunt of these issues,” says…

What Budget 2023 can do to boost India's rural economy Synopsis ​​One of the key pillars of domestic growth, viz rural economy has been severely impacted in recent times due to myriad reasons highlighted below. To counter the economic…

Cluster system in farm sector soon, says minister Shimla, Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar said the Agriculture Department would introduce a cluster system in the farm sector to increase the income of farmers by providing…