For decades, global developmental discourse has been overwhelmingly shaped by the imagery of cities, towering skylines, megacities, industrial belts, and densely networked metropolitan zones that ...

The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA hosted a gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto, raising $3.5 million to support the development of remote and rural villages in India. The event, themed ...

What happens when electricity stays on after sunset? Across 150 villages, here's how life changed as Gram Oorja helped ...

Discover how the Impact of R&D on Biotech Companies in India is driving innovation, boosting exports and transforming pharma, ...

MNREGA is India’s landmark rural job guarantee scheme that promises up to 100 days of paid work each year. From its origins ...

Looking down a street in Daulatpur, a rural village in Punjab, India with a mishmash of eclectic, colorful architecture, photographer Rajesh Vora felt he had struck lucky. In front of him, was a large ...

The villages of India serve as the cultural and heritage center, where age-old traditions, ideals, and customs stay very much alive. Among all of the villages in the country, however, one shines a ...

With a new Modi government rural job guarantee set to replace NREGA, a look at what the UPA’s social security initiative had ...

According to the NSSO data, only 24% of rural Indian households have access to the Internet, compared to a 66% penetration in cities The growing rural teledensity, which currently stands at 59%, ...