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Can rising food inflation help India's languishing rural economy
A study shows that a 10% increase in the price realised by farmers directly raise their incomes by 13 per cent and had a large favourable effect on production as well
 "Can rising food inflation help India's languishing rural economy")
Year in Review: Rural India hurt FMCG; smartphones rode on e-commerce
FMCG suffered on two counts -- poor consumer sentiment brought on by macroeconomic headwinds and the continuing liquidity crisis arising out of faltering NBFCs
 "Year in Review: Rural India hurt FMCG; smartphones rode on e-commerce")
'Rural India driven into a hole': Congress attacks Centre's economic policy
Congress spokesperson Rajeev Gowda alleged that there is an agrarian distress but the government will ensure that no data comes out
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Rural distress: Untimely rains hit summer crops, delay winter sowing
The recent wet spell is also forcing farmers to delay sowing winter crops, placing a further drag on the rural economy at a time when India's economic growth has slumped to a six-year low
 "Rural distress: Untimely rains hit summer crops, delay winter sowing")
Govt spend fails to lift rural economy, indicators point towards a crisis
As most indicators from rural India point towards a crisis, the latest GVA for agri shows a rather contrasting picture
 "Govt spend fails to lift rural economy, indicators point towards a crisis")
Brands, corporates should look at rural India's aspirations as opportunity
Brands must not forget the context when devising strategy
 "Brands, corporates should look at rural India's aspirations as opportunity")
MUDRA to SHGs: Budget 2019 boosts women's start-ups and rural business
The budgetary allocation to flagship schemes for women has seen a rise this year
 "MUDRA to SHGs: Budget 2019 boosts women's start-ups and rural business")
Efficacy of rural development schemes to depend upon implementation: Report
A fund of about $350 million is proposed to develop and upgrade agri marketing infrastructure
 "Efficacy of rural development schemes to depend upon implementation: Report")
Incomes fall as cow-related violence scuttles beef, leather exports: Report
India is the largest exporter of beef in the world, exporting buffalo meat worth $4 billion a year. However, since 2014, exports have mostly declined
 "Incomes fall as cow-related violence scuttles beef, leather exports: Report")
Why govt chose the Section 8 company route to promote select rural products
A Section 8 company is registered for charitable or not-for-profit purposes. This company is similar to a trust or society
 "Why govt chose the Section 8 company route to promote select rural products")
Two consecutive years of better monsoon, MSP hike lift rural demand
Consumer goods makers say higher farm yield and MSP boosting discretionary spending among rural households
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Rural economy is well worth investing in
This is a politically sensitive issue, which means that the political establishment will be throwing resources into distress management, as elections pop up
Indebtedness higher in villages than in cities
In rural areas, the share of debt from institutional credit agencies was 56 per cent against 44 per cent from non-institutional credit agencies
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Govt to spend Rs 60,000 cr more on rural jobs
If the demands were approved, Plan expenditure for 2016-17 would rise to Rs 5.95 lakh crore from the Budget Estimate of Rs 5.5 lakh crore
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