REUTERSSupporters of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi react on the day of an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, March 31, 2024. The 200 residents of Vandana's village, like millions of others, are struggling with an economic slowdown in rural India, which stands in stark contrast to the country's spectacular economic growth and the prosperity of its urban population. "Rural parts of the country are going through an economic distress that all successive governments have miserably failed to address," Peter said. Wages sent home by migrant workers in the cities are one of the main sources of family income in rural India. "Both parties are silent on how they plan to tackle the loss of livelihoods in rural India due to climate change," he said.

Source: bd News24 May 24, 2024 04:03 UTC