Rural India is no longer merely witnessing transformation. It is leading one. At the centre of this shift are women, and at the core of their empowerment lies innovation, enabled by technology, ...

Explore the next phase of rural women's entrepreneurship, focusing on empowerment, financial innovation, and effective ...

The budget’s emphasis on SHE Marts signals that the next phase of the programme will focus not just on income thresholds, but ...

While Budget 2026-27 announced several new initiatives for the agriculture and rural sector, the UN has also declared 2026 to ...

Tending crops by day and then logging on for a night shift of data labelling, 27-year-old Chandmani Kerketta is part of a rising rural Indian workforce helping power an artificial intelligence ...

In the Union Budget 2023, the government had announced the ‘Lakhpati Didi Scheme’, which enabled financial independence to the women of rural India. The scheme was meant for women in self-help groups ...

India's multidimensional poverty has plummeted dramatically over the past two decades, dropping from 55.3% in FY05-06 to just 11.28% in FY22-23, according to the latest Economic Survey 2024-25. This ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday revealed key measures to support women entrepreneurs, especially in rural India. In her 2026 Union Budget speech, the Finance Minister outlined steps to ...

Small loans help rural women boost their incomes Loan sharks traditionally dominate village credit markets Microfinance, financial literacy fight informal lenders NARELA, India, Dec 7 (Thomson Reuters ...

Rural Tourism in India boosts jobs, supports homestays, empowers women and strengthens local economies, helping villages grow through sustainable tourism.

NARELA, India, Dec 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - P ulling out a shirt from a shelf at her shop in central India, Chandrawati Rajpoot recalls the sleepless nights she had after borrowing money from ...