In his keynote address, PSA Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood emphasised the programme’s core philosophy—bridging India’s scientific institutions with the real-world challenges of rural communities.

The day started well for Sayi Gharat. The nine-year-old schoolgirl managed to connect easily to her online science class, as ...

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati hosted the Second Annual Review Meeting of Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) 2.0 ...

Connecting the Unconnected is a monthly column by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) that explores how technology can ...

According to the NSSO data, only 24% of rural Indian households have access to the Internet, compared to a 66% penetration in cities The growing rural teledensity, which currently stands at 59%, ...

India’s medtech sector is clearly full of promise. But what do you see as the biggest opportunities and risks on the horizon?

Kotak Rural Opportunities Fund aims to capture India’s accelerating rural transformation by investing in sectors benefiting from rising rural incomes, premiumisation, financial inclusion, ...

Elon Musk’s Starlink has officially taken a major step towards launching satellite internet in India, with Maharashtra becoming the first state to partner with the company. The state government ...

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. She had read the same lessons ...

On the outskirts of Amaravalli village on India's east coast, Marada Suguna has been hard at work planting mangroves.