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. …

Raw Deal

Scepticism hangs over Kerala's Tribal Rehabilitation and Development Mission and its master plan

Street food vendors threatened after court ruling

As told to Parliament (December 22, 2022): Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes

Around 11% of India falls in Zone V, which is the most seismically active 

Labour exit

Labour shortage in agriculture forces Indian farmers to innovate to stay afloat

'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 …

Uttar Pradesh to revive dry rivulets under MGNREGS

Revival of small river in Fatehpur district shows the way

Raghuvansh Prasad, minister for rural development, on NREGA

No substance in budget's agriculture hype

Vedanta's false job promises anger local youth

Relocation by half measure

Shut and opened

The key: empowerment

Arouse people's interest in governance

TOURISM & HANDICRAFTS: Backs to the wall

Militancy's most distressing casualties

WATER: Fading glories

Kashmir's dying lakes are choking their dependants

FORESTS: Losing its soul

Experiments in budgeting water

State is trying to get farmers to budget water

Protests against retail chains getting into fruits and vegetables

How to make Budget discussions in Parliament more fruitful

Both ruling and opposition parties need to play constructive and responsible roles

Water-stressed in India: Lessons from Telangana’s Sangareddy district

From Kakatiya mission in 2016 to Jal Shakti Abhiyan in 2019 — how de-silting of Pedda Cheruvu tank helped fix groundwater levels &…

Centre launches awareness campaign for MGNREGA

'Kaam Mango Abhiyan' aims to popularise the ambitious flagship programme of the UPA government

West Bengal fares poorly in MNREGS

Only 25 days of work provided per family as against the guaranteed 100 days of work; wages paid late in 55 per cent cases

India has approved ratification of Nagoya Protocol

Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan calls for partnership between developed and developing countries to meet the challenges of protecting …

Grains of doubt

Rural affairs ministry rejects wage payment in kind under rural job scheme

Andhra uranium mining project gives locals short shrift