Centre launches MGNREGA 2.0
30 new types of work added to the rural job guarantee scheme list to restore demand for work under UPA's flagship welfare programme
Common concerns
As the commons come under increasing assault, academics, practitioners and policymakers come together to devise ways to protect shared resources
Jairam urges caution over Lancet series recommendations on nutrition
Rural development minister shares concerns of activists at launch of Lancet series; stresses community role in fight against malnutrition
Lavasa: Dream for one, nightmare for many
Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava finds how people affected by Lavasa are coping with the destruction it has caused
Lavasa exposed
By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …
Polavaram fraud
The Polavaram dam on the Godavari could displace 400,000 people and submerge nearly 4,000 hectares of forestland. Most of the people threatened …