Tourism provides an opportunity for rural areas to reposition themselves, stem depopulation: Sandra Carvao

Down To Earth speaks with Sandra Carvao from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on its unique initiative  

Air pollution in rural India: Ignored but not absent

Air pollution is a transboundary problem, it transcends rural and urban boundaries. But the issue is rarely discussed and action plans are rigid

War-Pandemic: World is poorer now; will double its poverty level on the target year of eradication

Poverty is getting concentrated and chronic in sub-Saharan Africa and rural areas

Massive surge in COVID-19 infections in Uttarakhand’s remote villages. But who will treat them?

Residents in several villages report symptoms but not tested; many doctors and medical officers infected 

COVID-19: Vaccination rumours afflict MP villages, frontline workers face the brunt

A few people died after getting vaccinated in an MP village; but doctors have denied any link to vaccination 

Physical violence during pregnancy high in rural areas: NFHS-5

People living in rural areas must be made aware of the adverse outcomes related to physical violence during pregnancy

Is India really open-defecation-free? Here’s what numbers say

15% of the total population in India defecates in the open in India, according to WASH report 2021