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Impact of MGNREGS: household income on rise, so is agricultural productivity  

In the last one decade, it has also helped increase groundwater table by virtue of implementing a range of water conservation measures

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Cost of importing food is expected to rise 6% in 2017

The global food import bill is rising despite robust output in 2017, says UN

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भारत की आपराधिक बर्बादी: मनरेगा के तहत एक करोड़ से अधिक का काम अधूरा

डाउन टू अर्थ का विश्लेषण यह सामने लाता है कि ज्यादातर क…

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India’s criminal wastage: over 10 million works under MGNREGA incomplete or abandoned  

Since April 2014, the rate of work completion has been declining at rapid pace, indicating that crucial assets for villages are not getting …

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Jharkhand’s MGNREGA sahayta kendras show the way

MGNREGA budget has declined in real terms over the years, despite claims of “highest ever” allocations

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Three-year action plan identifies gaps in rural development schemes

Over the next three years, the government wants to focus on strengthening implementation and monitoring of existing schemes

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Sick(le) charade

The NDA government's new and revised schemes to augment rural development are yet to show any results

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Real or fictional, these women are heroines of all time

From the spirited Bathsheba to Mandakini Amte, from unrecognised midwives and unsung domestic labourers to fearless tribal activist Sumani …

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Sukhomajri's failing development model

A model Haryana village, which had pulled itself out of poverty by managing natural resources, shuns the very model of development

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How cow became the mother of demigods

The current political discourse on cow protection disregards the history of beef eating in India

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बजट 2017-18: कर, रोज़गार और कृषि के अंतर्संबंध

कोई भी बजट वैश्विक सन्दर्भों को नज़रंदाज़ करके समझा नहीं…

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Union Budget 2017-18 in figures

While agriculture saw 5.9 per cent increase in budget allocation, rural development and health sector witnessed 11.8 per cent and 22.6 per …

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