Rural lending is crucial for India's growth, as improved infrastructure and entrepreneurship thrive in these areas.

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 Bima Gram application programming interface rolled out by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) as a tool to enhance insurance penetration in rural markets has ...

Mahatma Gandhi wrote in Harijan, in 1936, that India is to be found in its villages. Today, that still holds true: over 64% of the country lives in its rural areas. While the Mental Healthcare Act of ...

Life in rural India can be extremely challenging. Poverty, poor job prospects and gender inequality are just a few of the issues that continue to plague the country’s rural population. Limited access ...

A significant highlight of the new world post-Covid has been the phenomenal shift in people’s consciousness of their health and lifestyle choices. An Ernst & Young report indicated that around 94 ...

India has significantly boosted HIV knowledge in rural areas, yet social stigma hinders testing and treatment. Fear of judgment deters many, especially women and migrant workers, from seeking help.

(Reuters) -India's Mahindra & Mahindra will form a life insurance joint venture with Canada's Manulife, expanding an existing 5-year old partnership, with both companies committing up to $400 million ...

Sabar Bonda (2025) is a Marathi film that offers an intimate window into queer lives in rural India, exploring love, family, and belonging beyond the urban gaze. By focusing on the experiences of its ...

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