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Rural Development in India aims at the overall development of rural India, the primary focus being the boosting of the agrarian economy of India. India’s agrarian economy is responsible for 1/5th of the total Gross Domestic Product, and for the country to keep at its pace of development, this is one sector that needs to be given primary importance. This includes bringing power to India’s villages, free education to its schools, and a better standard of living for the people living in rural areas.   Implementing newer and better methods of cultivation is another method to boost the agrarian economy. A fitting example of this is the Unnati project by HCCB . Employing a cutting edge technique known as Ultra High Density Plantation of mangoes, which cuts down the cultivation period of mangoes to a few months, while also increasing the number of mango trees that can be grown per acre. Woman Entrepreneurship is another driving force in making Rural India transform into a de...

Women have always played an important role in Indian society. Our epics are filled with stories of how gods and goddesses were worshipped with equal love and furore, and how penances were made to appease them. A sense of equality between the two sexes has pervaded throughout the country since ancient times. Even the concept of “Ardhanariswara”, the Indian version of Yin and Yang, shows how intricate and crucial this balance has been to Indian society. A balance that has been missing for the past many centuries. Many societal evils have pervaded the world we live in since medieval times, curbing women’s rights, leading to the rise of patriarchy. Women Empowerment in India  is a movement that has brought immense changes in the way women are treated in the country, by giving them the ability to stand on their own two feet.  HCCB , one of the  Top 5 FMCG companies in India has done its own bit to help with the effort. In their factory in Sanand, Gujarat, as much as 40...