The politics of empty words
How India remains poor: Has poverty become ‘hereditary’
Millions of Indian households transfer poverty to the next generation, making poverty eradication nearly impossible
Nepal's poor carry it off
As the Himalayan country's forestry scheme for the poor reaps rich dividends, its government entrusts more degraded areas to the underprivileged. …
Prices rise, not hunger
People prefer to eat less nutritious food than go hungry, says FAO
'Social protection: a safety net for agricultural households'
In the run up to World Food Day on October 16, a Food and Agriculture Organization report focuses on the role of social protection in …
Tackling poverty
INDIA: REDUCING POVERTY, ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT, A WORLD BANK COUNTRY STUDY·Oxford University Press·New Delhi·260 pages
Grains of doubt
Rural affairs ministry rejects wage payment in kind under rural job scheme
Scheme against jobs
Government is bent upon shrinking jobs for the poor by fundamentally changing the rural employment guarantee scheme against the advice of its …
Paying farmers for ecological services
Dying for ration: No health aid for those without PDS cards
Ground report from Jharkhand villages shows many pending applications; Rejected applicants told quota for beneficiaries full
Job half done
25 per cent funds allocated to national rural employment scheme remain unspent
Mandla Brimful of thirst
Average rainfall: 1,300 mm Irrigation: 2% of gross cropped area
A natural secret
Policymakers don't need to go too far to eradicate poverty. The solution is as close as is a village well to a villager
Sarguja Losing battle
First district for tribal development Rampant deforestation Malnutrition and starvation deaths
Dungarpur A 'common' death
Once rich in forest and grazing land Now known as 20th century desert 68% population 'marginal and unemployed'
Phulbani Access to poverty
Sal forest worth: Rs 30,000 crore 85% population dependent on forest 65% people below poverty line
Heading towards a cliff
As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor
Is India ready?
Effective social schemes need more than cash transfer
Bill will push PDS reform
Development economist JEAN DREZE, known for his work on issues such as hunger, famine, social and human development in India, child health and …
COVID-19 exposes fault lines in peri-urban areas
Lack of sanitation awareness prevails at a greater extent here; it is unclear how COVID-19-centric awareness campaigns will influence behavioral …
Letter
COVID-19 relief didn’t reach Jan Dhan a/cs of many women: Survey
At least 12,500 women Jan Dhan account holders across 13 states were surveyed; 16% reported their Jan Dhan accounts were either not operational, …
Last ditch attempt
UPA gives sops under MGNREGS to attract rural voters ahead of elections
GDP ignores cost to the environment
Can this flawed measure of growth be reversed?
Inheritance of loss
Whatever the poverty line, 50 per cent people in India will remain poor