After facing a massive cut in funding, the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) is now poised for a major financial boost, with the government proposing ...

Paul Toomey is the President of Geographic Solutions. He's an expert in labor market data, workforce development and unemployment insurance. I see workforce development in rural America at a ...

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either ...

This fact sheet [1] highlights the progress of rural women against key Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators, pointing to some of the advancements made and gaps that still exist. It suggests ...

IIT Hyderabad has launched a new Skill Development Centre, the NBV Skilling Centre, to empower rural and semi-urban youth. This initiative, a collaboration with Next Bharat Ventures and the Deshpande ...

The establishment of shopping centres in rural South Africa presents a significant opportunity to stimulate economic growth and create much-needed employment. Daniel Orelowitz, managing director at ...