Publisher - Modern Rural India

HUD No. 22-113HUD Public Affairs(202) 708-0685 FOR RELEASEWednesdayJune 22, 2022 BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR COORDINATED APPROACHES TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING…

Nevada teens in rural areas are more likely to be living in poverty than their peers in urban areas, according to a report released earlier this month by the Guinn Center for Policy Priorities. In 2019, nearly 25 percent of teens (ages…

Today, in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Overdose Prevention Strategy, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the availability of $10 million in substance misuse grant…

Telehealth was perhaps the most positive outcome of COVID-19. When cities and states announced stay-at-home mandates, telehealth became a critical path to maintaining our nation’s health. Still, telehealth could not answer such…

17 June 2022 - Similipal in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district is one of the 18 biosphere reserves in the country. It is home to 1078 species of plants, including 93 species of orchids and 300 species of medicinal plants. The area…

09 November 2021 - Most of the sandy beaches and bays of Goa, India's smallest state, are dominated by tourism and fishing. Yet in the low tide pools along the a 100-km-long coastline, slimy algae, known as seaweed, have…

16 November 2021 - In the 75 years since Independence, there has been some increase in agency for India's women. More women now participate in household decision-making, own and use bank accounts and mobile phones, and step…

30 November 2021 - In some parts of the country, pastoralism contributes significantly to livelihood and wealth - usually in terms of milk, wool, meat, dung, bone and other things of value that people extract from their…

13 December 2021 - There are few people as quotable as the dead German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. He excelled at writing things that were both offensive and thought-provoking at the same time. In the introduction to…

20 December 2021 - It is a bright sunny morning in Tamulpur, in lower Assam's Baksa district, and farmers in Bherakhat village are busy depositing their harvest in one corner of the community paddy field. The villagers are…