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The people of a parched village in Sivaganga district have come together and dug a tank for themselves with the help of an NGO . They inaugurated the tank with much fanfare recently.

Mr. Saroj Mahapatra has been appointed as the next Executive Director with Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), which is one of India’s foremost agencies working on uplift of rural areas and people.

Rinku Gope’s hamlet Paharkol lying in Bankura district of West Bengal has become an attraction for outsiders. This Adivasi woman belonging to the Santhal tribe has helped revive a hillock believed to be the resting place of local deity Paharsene.

On Women's Day 2022, check out these four organisations that are helping empower women in various ways.

district of Madhya Pradesh, remembers her grandmother collecting and preserving seeds of vegetables and various varieties of paddy for the next crop season. Her grandparents never invested a rupee in buying them from the market as they had their own little seed bank at home. The dried seeds stored in earthen pots saved money and provided them independence from the market.

This is the story of how a farmer changed the face of her village and surrounding villages through an efficient system that aided crop production all year around.

मध्य प्रदेश के सिंगरौली जिले के एक छोटे से गांव गोडबहरा में अधिकांश लोगों की आजीविका कृषि और खेती पर निर्भर करती है. गांव में समुदाय अपनी आजीविका को प्रभावित करने वाले कठोर जलवायु परिवर्तन के साथ तालमेल नहीं बिठा पाए. इसका समाधान किसी के पास नहीं था तभी, फूलमती और उनके पति ने केंद्रीकृत नर्सरी स्थापित करने का फैसला किया. जिससे गांव के लोगों को एक निरंतर स्रोत और कृषि के लिए एक अधिक स्थायी मोर्चा प्राप्त करने में मदद मिल पाई.

Like it is rightly said, women can’t be recognised only on one day, this needs to be done every day. When International Women’s Day is around the corner, however, it is the day to celebrate women, have them thrive and empower them to march through! And that is why this day has gathered significant importance over the years.

A number of digital applications were devised and strengthen community connections in remote villages.

In India, the impact has been felt in the urban cities as well as rural India. While a lot has been discussed about the urban impact, effect on jobs, businesses, and mental health of people; not much has been talked about the impact in rural India.