A study reveals that rural, illiterate, and obese Indian women with health insurance are more likely to undergo hysterectomy, with agricultural workers being particularly at risk. The procedure is ...

Punjab and Haryana have persistently low female LFPR. Over the past five years, India has seen a significant rise in women's participation in the labour force, with rural areas leading the way ...

The Jal Jeevan Mission of the Narendra Modi-led Centre has proved to be a gamechanger for rural Indian women. As water taps have reached rural households, they have freed millions to pursue ...

The literacy rate in rural India recorded a jump of more than 10 percentage points in the past decade, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. It was also told that the literacy rate among women rose 14 ...

analysed the data of over 4.5 lakh rural and urban women, aged 25-49 years, gathered during the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey. The study published in Journal of Medical Evidence ...

The gap in monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) has decreased significantly, with the difference between rural and urban MPCE now at 69.7%, a sharp decline from 88.2% in 2009-10. This ...

"There are over 2,500 villages in India with potential for rural tourism," Dr Kamakshi Maheshwari, nodal officer, central nodal agency rural tourism and homestay, ministry of tourism, said.

Indian household spending on non-food items such as transport, garments and entertainment rose in both rural and urban areas in 2023/24 while outlays on staples like wheat and rice dropped ...

The Bima Sakhi Yojana is a transformative initiative launched by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), designed to empower women, particularly in rural areas, by providing them with ...

Boys play with a toy telephone as they react to the camera at a slum in New Delhi. Source: Reuters | File. In a historic first in India, rural poverty declined faster in the villages dipping below 5 ...

India's rural and urban consumption inequality decreased during August 2023-July 2024, according to the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey. The Gini coefficient, a measure of inequality, ...

Rural poverty in India has witnessed a sharp decline, dropping below 5% for the first time in FY 2023-24. The finding comes from a recent SBI Research study. According to the report, the rural ...