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EaseMyTrip’s Prashant Pitti to launch co-lending platform Optimo for loans to rural MSMEs Credit and finance for MSMEs: This will be the third startup by Prashant Pitti after he co-founded EaseMyTrip in 2008 and dating app Profoundly in…

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’…

Khadi and Village industries register a 332 per cent growth in sales revenue over nine years Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The turnover has increased from Rs 31,354 crores in 2013-14 to Rs 1,34,630 in 2022-23, registering a three-fold…

Government launches new drive to support rural communities Unleashing Rural Opportunity document launched Communities and businesses in the most remote areas will benefit from better access to wireless networks thanks to plans announced…

Slow govt spending to hit connectivity in rural areas In FY23, the government revised the expenditure estimates from the USO fund to Rs 3,010 crore, which is 200% less than the budgetary estimate of Rs 9,000 crore. A…

Selling Value-Added Items Out Of Agricultural Products Can Increase Farmer’s Income: Kerala Minister P Prasad, state Agriculture Minister said, Farmers in Kerala should create value-added items out of their agricultural products…

Budget 2023-24 Expectation: What agriculture sector wants this year As per a report by Deloitte India, the agriculture sector has the potential to generate a revenue of $800 billion for India with an investment of over $270…

Food security: How to deal with effects of climate change on Indian agriculture Food security though almost achieved, remains critically important for the nation’s long-term survival. Malnutrition, water shortages, low output per…

Indian rural startups to get mentor support with this app New Delhi: Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) Thursday said it has launched a mobile application for startups in rural areas to connect them with mentors. It said the…

Rural Areas Reported Higher Retail Inflation Than Urban Areas in December: Data Government data showed that 23 states and Union Territories recorded higher rural inflation in December. New Delhi: Rural areas reported higher…