Rural India

USDA Rural Development Awards $133,200 Grant to Appleseed Childhood Education RENSSELAER — Appleseed Childhood Education has received a $133,200 Community Facilities grant from the U.S Department of Agriculture-Rural Development Indiana to…

Next&Co wins media strategy for Combined Rural Traders Independent digital agency Next&Co has been appointed to lead strategy, planning and media buying for Australian rural supplier Combined Rural Traders (CRT), kicking off the…

Not Just Powering MSMEs, Start-Ups, 5G will Reduce Urban-Rural Digital Divide: Experts While some experts say 5G would work as a bridge, enhancing network, spectrum and energy efficiency in India's rural areas, others believe there is a…

MDARD opens application window for latest Rural Development Fund grant cycle What’s happening: The application window for the 2023 grant cycle of the Rural Development Fund opened earlier this week, and prospective applicants have until…

Farming: New Welsh rules on reducing river pollution delayed Controversial rules aimed at reducing agricultural pollution in rivers are being delayed by three months, the Welsh government has announced. Ministers will also consult on a…

Weak rural demand drags down FMCG sales in September, shows data Bizom pointed out that rural sales were impacted in September due to excessive rainfall in some areas and weak rainfall in some other regions, thereby affecting agri yields…

Ivy league grad quits job in Canada to join rural job in Indian agritech startup Stephane Pastor is an executive MBA from US Ivy league Cornell University. Including this, he holds 4 masters degrees from the world’s top institutes and…

India's unemployment rate drops to 4-year low before festival season In rural areas, the unemployment rate declined to 5.8% from 7.7% in August, while in urban areas it stood at 7.7%, lower than 9.6% in the previous month. India’s…

Over 69% houses constructed under PMAY in rural India are owned by women, says government Data shared by the government reveals that a total of two crore houses have been built, as against the sanction for 2.46 crore residences Over 69%…

62% of rural households in India have fully functional tap water connections within their premises, says Water Resources Ministry report However, the report found, ‘most of the anganwadi centres and schools, had higher than the permissible…