Geographical Indications (GIs) serve as a pivotal mechanism in both safeguarding the heritage of local products and promoting rural development. By linking products to their specific place of origin, ...

Extreme poverty is mainly a rural phenomenon. Four of every five people below the $1.90-a-day international income poverty line lived in rural areas in 2013 (Castañeda and others, 2018). Over the last ...

At a time when India is increasingly looking beyond cities to build a more inclusive and resilient economy, rural tourism has emerged as a vital bridge between culture, livelihood and sustainability.