Panchayati bonanza
13th Finance Commission puts money in the hands of local governments
Vaccine units need booster shots
Health ministry orders them to resume production but offers no action plan
Khap panchayat bans paddy
Rice cultivation has led to waterlogging and soil salinity in Haryana’s Jhajjar district
Include public, fight Naxalites
Planning Commission wants to improve Integrated Action Plan
Water may shift from State to Concurrent List
Panel to make the suggestion before the Cabinet in June
BPL's dividing line
Government undecided on criteria to identify families below poverty line
India now has 1,706 tigers
At the last count their number was 1,411; experts doubt latest census
‘States that use less must get less’
Standing committee makes allocation of tribal funds conditional
Secret dam
People were not consulted, officials say they don’t know about it
Streamlining autonomy
Panchayati raj ministry suggests amendments to local governance in north-eastern states
Smoke in the kitchen
The new ‘green’ biomass cookstove has immense potential but why is it missing in homes?
Reserved for no one
Many reserved seats remained uncontested in first-ever panchayat elections in Jharkhand
Menopaused 20-somethings
Hysterectomies on a high since the launch of insurance scheme for BPL families in Andhra Pradesh
Developers misuse SEZ land
Andhra Pradesh government issues notices for delays