A free science and tinkering club in rural schools is empowering children like R Pugazhendhi to learn practical skills such ...

This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network, a nonprofit journalism organization. This story is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how ...

Restoring the vitality of MGNREGA is not just about employment, it is about sustaining the economic engine that keeps India’s villages ...

PMGSY has helped weave India’s villages into the national fabric, giving millions a fighting chance at economic and social ...

Rural demand in India is clearly picking up, with consumption growth in villages and small towns now outpacing urban markets.

The state government has set an ambitious target to provide all-weather road connectivity to all villages with a population ...

Panaji: Amid concerns over the inclusion of rural villages in the ongoing large-scale mapping of urban areas, govt on ...

India has an estimated 378 million young people, nearly two-thirds of whom live in rural areas. Yet despite accounting for ...

Growing up in rural India, my grandmother would feed the village dog half a chapati and a bowl of milk each afternoon, surely ...

Retail inflation for farm and rural workers rose modestly in December 2025, following fluctuations in food prices. The ...