Gujarat v UPA: models of non-governance?

In defence of capitalism

Diluting MGNREGA does not make market sense

क्यों अधूरे रह जाते हैं मनरेगा के काम

विशेषज्ञों का कहना है कि ग्राम पंचायतों की क्षमता की कमी के चलते मनरेगा के काम अधूरे रह जाते हैं

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

MSP on crops has major impact on inflation: RBI

After government said that it will provide 1.5 times the MSP on cost of production of crops in the 2018-19 Union budget, RBI re-assessed the …

Drought but why: Jharkhand staring at food insecurity

Primarily a rain dependant state, Jharkhand is witnessing deficient rainfall for the past few years now and even its relatively well-off farmers …

Congress promises Rs 72,000 per year minimum income for poor

Calling it the Nyaya scheme, Rahul Gandhi said it will be an extension of UPA government’s flagship MGNREGS

MGNREGA scheme failed on many counts: report

In the last five years, the average person days of work generated per household under MGNREGS remained less than 50 across years

It is not a drought but a cumulative outcome of decades of policy sins

It is not deficit monsoon, rather the lack of policies and mechanisms to drought-proof susceptible areas that turn the situation into a crisis

Budget 2017-18 expectations: ensure food security, minimise rural distress

This year’s budget must focus on preventing farmer suicides, strengthening crop insurance scheme and guaranteeing rural employment

Will the budget create a bang?

The 2015-16 Union budget will declare Modi government's development agenda

मनरेगा से बने चेकडैम से 10 गुणा तक बढ़ी ग्रामीणों की आमदनी

उत्तरप्रदेश के जालौन जिले के गांव हिम्मतपुरा और मीगनी गांव का डाउन टू अर्थ ने दौरा किया

Tasar rearing may bail out 600 mining-affected families in Keonjhar

The Rs 23.75-crore project in the state’s Keonjhar district will be implemented using DMF and MGNREGS funds

मनरेगा में पारदर्शिता पर सवाल, केवल दो राज्यों के हर जिले में हैं लोकपाल

18 राज्यों में अभी भी स्वतंत्र सोशल ऑडिट यूनिट निदेशक की नियुक्ति नहीं की गई है

Drought but why

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

COVID-19: How heat stress affected livelihood, health of Maharashtra’s rural communities

The COVID-19 situation may improve with increased vaccinations, but temperatures will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, putting …

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

MGNREGS workers in Kerala to get pension

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

Jairam Ramesh releases NREGS funds to Uttar Pradesh with conditions attached

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

Mr Prime Minister good news

The finance minister has said that the government is committed to double farmers' income in five years. Here are a few villages across the …

How tribal leadership in Chhattisgarh is helping people access rights

The civil society’s intervention in the tribal regions began in early 1980s on two issues-sustainable livelihood, particularly in forest …

Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps

The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources