Rural

India seeks to relax data storage rules in boost for business Bill set to make data flows easier for local, global companies New Delhi: India plans to further relax its approach to data storage, processing and transfer beyond its…

13.5 cr Indian escaped poverty in five years: Niti Aayog The report says that the country registered a significant decline of 9.89 percentage points in the number of India's multidimensionally poor from 24.85% in 2015-16 to 14.96% in…

MGNREGS demand hits a 23-month high in June: Report Demand for work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) reached a 23-month high in June, with 33.72 million households seeking to opt for the scheme.…

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…

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…

Innovation in rural economy Gauthan, a novel concept developed by the Chhattisgarh govt, is scripting a new success story in the state. While driving in village habitations in Chhattisgarh, one cannot miss the sights of cattle sheds, or…

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…

Indian rural market's still sluggish, could improve in H2: Colgate executive Synopsis "Real incomes have come down and the general level of unemployment in rural India is very high. The impact of inflation on them is very high," Mukul…

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…

Empowering Rural Communities: 5 Women Entrepreneurs Transforming Lives And Driving Economic Growth The following women entrepreneurs have been instrumental in creating job opportunities, driving innovations. New Delhi: Women…