UPA's development report card
A look at the progress of the Congress-led alliance's flagship programmes
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My god v your resource
Recent Supreme Court order in Vedanta case holds hope for tribal community life
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Biting cold for pashmina
Thousands of changra goats die of starvation as record snow buries pastures
Women and a nervous regime
Emboldened by SHG movement, reservation in panchayats, women emerge as key constituency
A fluid right
Campaign to make water and sanitation a right gathers momentum
Victim of its success
MGNREGA blamed for causing labour shortage; cut in budgetary support likely
Not a bankable strategy
World Bank's forestry projects have not helped reduce poverty, says its own evaluator
Budget holds much-needed rural reform
Proposes to redefine backward region
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Lean, mean scheme
Budget to start process of reforming Central rural schemes, 45 years after first demand
New measure for urban poverty
A standard and simple exclusion method has been evolved to determine BPL families
A deal for votes
2013-14 might see expansion or monetisation of development schemes in run-up to election
Will cash transfer check migration?
India needs to be cautious as experience shows it can backfire
Dictated by land
Khap panchayats oppose marriage in same gotra to control landholdings
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The forgotten class
Middle class-driven anti-corruption campaign does not acknowledge the poor
A conservative agenda
Debates explode over more focus on species beneficial to humans
A bill for biodiversity
CoP-11 has an urgent agenda: to look for money to fund new targets
India's hunger level constant for past 15 years
Economic growth didn't result in hunger reduction after 1996, says Global Hunger Index
Solace in money plant
Forestry rescues recession-ridden investors in Europe and North America
2012 a drought year, accepts government
Met department delayed fresh monsoon forecast for a fortnight. El Nino is active
Rural expenditure up by 33 per cent: NSSO
Around 83 million rural people still live on less than Rs 20 a day
Green rider for GDP
World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth
