Wage-labourers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme at a road-construction site in Balapur Dolkarpada village in Maharashtra's Palghar district. - AFP NEW DELHI: The first sign of ...

"The soul of India lives in its villages" is a famous quote by Mahatma Gandhi that still deeply resonates with the demographic landscape of the country. It speaks to the vast cultures, arts, and ...

India’s march toward Viksit Bharat — a developed nation by 2047 — runs squarely through its cities. More than 40% of the population now lives across 9,000 cities and towns, which areprojected to ...

Many informal migrants who had returned to their villages during the covid lockdowns stayed back after the pandemic ended, which led to an increased share of India’s employed population working on ...

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In a nation as diverse as India, the healthcare landscape presents wicked problems and plentiful opportunities. The country's hospital infrastructure has been increasingly strained in the areas of ...

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%, ...

NEW DELHI – The first sign of trouble for migrant worker Sadlu, 21, was in the makeshift kitchen in a tiny room he shared with six other migrants in Surat city in western Gujarat state. The supply of ...