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

Simply Put: People fired, AI hired

Simply Put: Origin of Man

Odisha's mines may power the country, but what about its people?

Mining has not yielded commensurate dividends to life in Odisha

Energy in news on May 9

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

ZAMBIA

UNITED NATIONS

KENYA

More or less equal

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 …

Lack of budget, high demand slow MGNREGS

Deletions keep millions jobless despite the scheme seeing highest demand in a decade

MGNREGA inefficiently managed, finds CAG

Government spent Rs. 1,26,961 crore but hardly 30 per cent works are completed

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

Machine language

The past few years have seen a spurt AI tools that can write. Will future books be composed by computers? How does this development threaten jobs.…

Checking migration: Odisha extends MGNREGA-supplementary job guarantee to 10 tribal blocks

Job-seekers to get additional Rs 115 a day over MGNREGA wage; implementation isn't proper, says expert

Denied & discouraged: Why youths not looking for jobs can be a crisis for India

A large part of the dejected population have some degree of education

Hat-trick

The Supreme Court has upheld the rights of Gujarati tribals to permanent employment

Finding a job

THE PHILIPPINES

In the dock

Were the World Bank policies faulty?

New aquaculture project