Travel time to access labor and delivery services in rural areas has also increased. In many urban areas, the services are often accessible in less than 20 minutes, but in rural areas, travel ...

(250501) -- DHAKA, May 1, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People work at a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 30, 2025. Traditional ...

In 2005, India introduced a national anti-poverty program, now called the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, which offered up to 100 days of unskilled manual labor per year ...