One notable change was renaming Ghana’s Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs. While this decision may seem ...

By Hiroko Tabuchi As fires across Los Angeles County start to wind down, health officials are warning about risks related to water systems in the area. Municipal water pipes damaged by fire can ...

Rural areas in northern Vietnam are facing increasing environmental challenges, with air, water, and soil pollution worsening due to the impacts of craft villages, industrial zones, and agricultural ...

Such water shortages in urban areas or dry wells in rural regions highlight the vital role of water in the society. Water is also crucial for global economic and social development, whereby it is used ...

Households were observed to have spent more on non-food items with the share of non-food items in average MPCE being 53 per cent and 60 per cent in rural and urban areas, respectively | Photo ...

It has further come down to 70 per cent in 2023-24 that confirms sustained momentum of consumption growth in rural areas, the survey states. The average MPCE in rural and urban India in 2023-24 ...

Only 36.5 percent individuals in rural areas use the internet, compared to 71.4 percent in urban areas in the July-September period of fiscal year 2024-25, according to the ICT Access and Use ...

REVERSING A DECLINING trend from over a decade, the share of food in monthly expenditure of households in rural as well as urban areas went up in 2023-24, according to the Household Consumption ...

Image Source : FILE (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE) Hyderabad to face water supply disruption due to maintenance work. Hyderabad water supply disruption: Residents in several parts of Hyderabad are set to ...