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Most Indian villages do not have any waste management infrastructure: Study With a changing consumer landscape, single-use, low-quality plastics are contributing to the growing waste problem in rural India. Most Indian villages do not…

Govt drafts rules for IPOs of regional rural banks Kolkata: The government has set the ball rolling for the listing of regional rural banks (RRBs), by bringing out a detailed draft of the guidelines proposed for them to raise capital and…

45% growth in active internet users in rural India since 2019: Study The study revealed that female active internet users grew by a whopping 61% since 2019. As per the study, the number of active Internet users is 592 million who are…

Discrimination Sole Factor Of Employment Inequality For Women In Rural India: Oxfam Report The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for women in India has rapidly declined from 42.7 per cent in 2004-05 to a mere 25.1 per cent in 2021,…

Rural stress Most of the souring of sentiments emanated from rural India. It is likely that the principal reason for this is the behaviour of the southwest monsoon. Consumer sentiments in August are muted. July 2022 had recorded a…

‘Brands have still not accepted rural areas as huge untapped markets’ Madan Padaki, Founder and CEO of village commerce network 1Bridge, has been empowering India's rural entrepreneurs for over a decade. In a wide-ranging interview with…

Husk Power Systems to electrify 80 new communities in rural India Husk Power Systems will electrify 80 additional communities in India with USD 6 million in new debt financing from the EDFI ElectriFI, read Husk Powering Possibilities press…

Tata Power's Solar Energy Solutions are set to Power Rural India into the Future Sunny days aren’t a favourite kind of weather in India, but they can serve as a tremendous economic asset. With 300 sunny days each year, India’s solar energy…

Village India And Its Secret Affair With Luxury Are Re-Ignited By Vanvasi Project India India's creative and cultural sector is rising again after the vexation of the Coronavirus. However, this led to poor sales of handmade objects to…

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers rises to 6.67 pc, 7 pc in May Retail inflation for farm and rural labourers increased to 6.67 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively in May, mainly due to higher prices of certain food items.…