Hospitals are full. Testing is scant. Illiteracy is high. Most deaths are never registered. COVID-19's wrath in rural India is difficult to measure but public health experts are worried.

As of June 18, India officially has 794,493 active COVID-19 cases and 16,546 deaths in the last seven days—most in rural regions. But these figures are likely a gross underestimate, which some ...

India's consumer goods sector reported an 11% growth in value in the March quarter, as rural growth outpaced that in urban areas for the fifth straight quarter, market research firm NielsenIQ said ...

Since 2001, India has been constructing all-weather roads and upgrading old ones in rural areas across the country. The World Bank has invested $2.1 billion in the country’s flagship Pradhan Mantri ...

India's economic growth rose to a one-year high of 7.4% in the January-to-March quarter, higher than forecast, data showed on Friday. Personal consumption grew 6% during the three months after an ...

Rural Indians are also demonstrating a propensity to upgrade their lives, opting for 125cc bikes over 100cc models, double-door fridges instead of single-door units, and used iPhones, said Accel.

In rural India, guarantees of equal representation on village councils are easily thwarted. But some women are pushing back against “boss husbands.” Listen to this article · 5:03 min Learn more ...