From solving micro-payment inefficiencies to becoming a platform that enables financial inclusion, airpay is focusing on semi ...

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 ...

Rural India, home to nearly two-thirds of the country's 1.4 billion people, is beginning to flex some economic muscle with faster consumer spending growth than in the urban areas, which for years ...

In a resounding affirmation of Atmanirbhar Bharat and the spirit of Gramodyog, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman Manoj Kumar, visited Tirupur in Tamil Nadu today and spearheaded ...

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI – In the small village of Alwar, Rajasthan, eighteen-year-old Afseena sat on the mud floor of her home, flipping through the worn pages of her only textbook.

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 ...

A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 11, 2023, Section A, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Radio Is Empowering Women in India’s Rural Heartland.