India is a country of villages, with more than 60 per cent of the total population living in them. Recent government reports ...

IFAD President Alvaro Lario emphasized the need for significant investment in agriculture to reduce poverty and counter ...

In a symbolic development, the UN General Assembly has declared that from this year onwards, July 6 will be observed as World ...

Financially, environmentally sustainable Mini-grids are cost effective as expanding the central grid would involve extending long transmission lines.. Sourcing power from outside the state over ...

Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Tribhuvan Sahkari University in Gujarat, India's first national cooperative university, ...

NABARD is integrating IT systems of Regional Rural Banks under 'One State One RRB' by September 30. This amalgamation ...

Rajamahendravaram: Cooperatives stand as the cornerstone of rural development, empowering small farmers, women’s self-help ...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has raised the alarm over growing economic inequality in India, warning that wealth is ...

The survey was jointly carried out by Transform Rural India and its initiative, the Development Intelligence Unit , the report said. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed ...

In a stirring celebration of grassroots governance and visionary rural leadership, Lokmat Media Group successfully hosted the fourth edition of the Lokmat Sarpanch Awards 2025, honoring 13 exceptional ...

Parametric insurance in India offers swift payouts for extreme weather events, enhancing resilience in rural communities.

THE DEPARTMENT of Rural Development, which has taken over 250 consultants on contract, has set up a committee to suggest “measures for rationalisation” of emoluments being paid to them. The committee, ...