Shrimp does not pay

Critiquing globalisation

In Churning the Earth, The Making of Global India, environmentalist Ashish Kothari and economist Aseem Shrivastava put India's much-hyped growth …

As told to Parliament (February 10, 2021): Some 37,439 villages in India without 3G/4G coverage

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (September 18, 2020): 10,281 Indian farmers died by suicide in 2019

All that was discussed in the House through the day

संसद में आज: अगस्त में रोजाना कोविड-19 से संबंधित 169 टन कचरा पैदा हुआ

15 सितंबर 2020 को संसद के दोनों सदनों में कोविड-19 सहित कई अहम मुद्दों पर सवाल जवाब हुए

पथ का साथी: गांव लौटे प्रवासियों के सामने खड़ी हैं कई दिक्कतें

डाउन टू अर्थ के रिपोर्टर विवेक मिश्रा इन दिनों उत्तर प्रदेश के गांवों में हैं और गांव पहुंचे प्रवासियों के साथ दिन बीता रहे ...

COVID-19: UP stares at mammoth challenge as migrants return home

More than 1.2 million migrants returned to Uttar Pradesh since the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25, according to state official

Drought but why

It is time we understood that since drought is human-made it can be reversed

Government tries to harvest success with farmer-friendly Budget

The 2016 Budget has the right intent for the rural sector, but lacks clarity

Drought forever

Severe drought strikes India every eight to nine years and is a major reason for perpetuating poverty

How MGNREGA blew Rs 10,853 crore

The “little known” success story of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has unfolded as a disaster. …

The poorest shun MGNREGA

Participation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes in the scheme has halved in five years

Australia divided over carbon trading

24 deaths in 2 months

Jobs Jobs Jobs

The government is obsessed with economic growth. Employment is bound to follow, it claims. That's a delusion. The swelling numbers of unemployed …

Water-stressed in India: Curious case of 2 neighbouring Telangana districts

The contrast in the districts’ JSA rankings was due to proper implementation of schemes

नई सरकार के सामने न्यू इंडिया में भारत को बचाने की चुनौती

मोदी सरकार के सामने चुनौती होगी कि वह किसानों को फसल का उचित दाम दिलाए और ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में रोजगार के पर्याप्त इंतजाम करने ...

Irrigation sector gets boost in Union Budget

Apart from generous budgetary allocation, the government will utilise MGNREGS to increase the water harvesting potential of drought-affected …

Political economy of welfare

The BJP-led government's change of heart for big-ticket rural programmes says a lot about its dwindling political fortune

Rivulet resurrected in 45 days

Thousands of people working under NREGS bring a 38 km stream back from the dead in Uttar Pradesh

Giant snail invasion

People in Kerala village spend nights battling large snails that devour plants and nibble at walls  

Deforestation rampant in Malawi as residents chop forests to produce charcoal for fuel

Charcoal trade has emerged as a viable means of livelihood for the power-starved villagers

MGNREGS workers in Kerala to get pension

State and Centre to contribute Rs 1,000 each per head

Elusive hunt for skills and jobs

Budget outlays will not do much for job creation or readying youth for skilled work

Jairam Ramesh releases NREGS funds to Uttar Pradesh with conditions attached

Move coincides with Rahul Gandhi's public relations campaign in poll-bound state