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BJP to train 400,000 volunteers to curb covid-19 in 200,000 villages

In a bid to curb Covid-19, BJP has set a target to train 400,000 of its party workers who will go to 200,000 villages and help people fight the pandemic, said National General Secretary Tarun Chugh

'Distress sale': Indians offload gold heirlooms as Covid deepens pain

With fewer banks around, people in rural areas rely on gold in times of need as it can be easily liquidated

One village quelled Covid. The next was overrun. It's a bad sign for India

The uneven response to India's catastrophic second wave, coupled with widespread vaccine hesitancy, indicates that the coronavirus is here to stay.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Rural India saw spate of deaths in May

R-value rises for first time in two months, over 330 Covid deaths in central police forces, and more-news relevant to India's fight against the pandemic

Economic activities in rural India fared better in lockdown 2.0: Survey

The survey was carried out to assess the impact of Covid-19, with a sample size of 200 respondents across 48 villages in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Q2 countdown: Pause over, India's consumption story moving fast again

Unlock, good monsoon, better pace of vaccination and rural demand could galvanise recovery

Heartening that 3 out of 5 vaccinated on June 21 were from rural areas: VP

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said it was heartening to note that three out of five people vaccinated as part of the inoculation drive on June 21 were from rural areas

Jab hesitancy: Vaccine fear in rural India a challenge for health workers

Vaccination against coronavirus is going on in full swing in the country. And while people living in metro cities are flocking to vaccine centres, grassroots health workers in villages are facing vaccine hesitancy, as there are still many who are hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine. So, shortage of vaccine is not just the only issue in hand for health care workers in fight against pandemic. In this video, witness the problem, mostly in rural India, and how authorities are trying to convince hesitant people via attractive schemes.

Early signs of recovery in rural India

Betw­een March and May, consumer sentiments in rural India fell more than twice as much as in urban India

Auto industry chases the monsoon, but analysts are less optimistic

Manufacturers think the impact of Covid-19's ravages on rural India will abate if seasonal rains are good.

Rural healthcare infrastructure needs booster dose amid Covid-19 pandemic

Health in rural India is a three-tiered system, with sub-centres (SC) as the most peripheral and the first points of contact

Covid-19 pandemic: Govt may extend social and rural relief schemes

Aims to provide impetus to rural economy and small businesses

The rural worry

Bharat is suffering on multiple counts

The coming long spell of demand drought

Looks like India's demand curve has shifted downwards for a couple of years at least, writes Shailesh Dobhal

Covid-19 crisis: In rural Thane, fresh cases down but fatalities still high

The fourth part of the series looks at the Covid situation in parts of Maharashtra's rural Thane district

Rural pulse: In long queue for vax after a relentless second Covid-19 wave

The third part of the series looks at the state of vaccination in parts of rural Bengal

Statsguru: Six charts explain why monsoon is so important for economy

An even more virulent second wave means that economic growth, income and employment will again depend on agriculture to a large extent

Covid-19 crisis: Deaths stalk villages but locals still in denial

The first of a 4-part series looks at the weak health infra, vaccine hesitancy in rural UP

India's test positivity rate for Covid-19 down to 15%; Centre ups caution

Positivity rate had been consistently increasing for 10 weeks since February and started to decline in the past 10 days

Need dynamic strategy to deal with Covid-19, says PM Narendra Modi

Tells officials to assess data on children, ensure rural India is free of Covid