10 million jobs: Vajpayee floated, Manmohan adopted, and Modi faltered
How the promise gave birth to India Shining campaign and ultimately led to defeat of NDA-I
Website review: Going 'rural'
www.ruralnaukri.com proclaims itself as a "'Haat' where buyers and sellers of rural talent meet". But if you think it is entirely to do with …
COVID-19 second wave: Rural demand may be hit despite normal monsoon
Out-of-pocket expenses on health in rural areas may push millions into poverty, warn experts
Runup to Interim Budget 2024: The minimum NREGA budget for FY 2024-25 must be Rs 2.71 lakh crore
The government must recognise the significance of NREGA and ensure adequate budgets that allow the programme to function as intended
Drying up of MGNREGA allocation will shrink the rural economy further
The focus of MGNREGA has, over time, shifted from employment creation to asset creation
MNREGA wage hike less than minimum wage in 33 states
Nagaland is the only state where the wage rate is equal to or more than their minimum wage
Absence of MGNREGS work take a toll on festivities, medical care and nutrition intake in rural West Bengal
Villagers report grappling to make ends meet due to loss of guaranteed employment
MGNREGA inefficiently managed, finds CAG
Government spent Rs. 1,26,961 crore but hardly 30 per cent works are completed
Lack of budget, high demand slow MGNREGS
Deletions keep millions jobless despite the scheme seeing highest demand in a decade
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Energy in news on May 9
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy
Odisha's mines may power the country, but what about its people?
Mining has not yielded commensurate dividends to life in Odisha
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I&B ministry to amend rule on employing foreigners in Indian media
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God made all humans equal, but some are more equal than others when it comes to consuming the world's resources
Tobacco ban - Blatant blackmail
The Rajya Sabha's clearance of the tobacco bill has attracted an ad from the industry criticising the ban imposed on the sale of tobacco products …
MGNREGA: Workers call for scrapping of attendance scheme at Jantar Mantar protest
The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha alleged that the claims of government about smooth functioning of the scheme were false and misleading
From job card holders to migrants: Former MGNREGS workers in West Bengal lament loss of identity and dignity
Workers now falling back into trap of migration with no fixed jobs, income
Budget 2023-24: Fund allocated for MGNREGA can provide just 17 days of work
Unjust allocation by the Modi-led government is an assault on the rights of rural workers, say activists
Centre has withheld Rs 7,500 crore in MGNREGA funds to West Bengal for a year, claims report
MGNREGA workers in Bengal not paid wages of Rs 2744 crore for a year, report by Libtech India found
Jobs round the year: How MGNREGA made Balangir job-secure
The success of MGNREGA projects has made Odisha offer 300 days of guaranteed work a year to curb distress migration in this district
MGNREGA causing labour crisis: RBI
Rural households in six states said they prefer working under MGNREGA rather than traditional labour, leading to an agricultural labour crisis