Civil society rejects recommendation of Nagesh Singh committee on MGNREGS

Activists say that the committee was set up to invalidate the recommendation of previous committee on wages under the employment gaurantee scheme

In Parliament on December 16, 2016

A round up of environment- and development-related discussions in the parliament today 

Indian lessons for Dilma Rousseff

Brazil's handling of its social programmes amidst a political crisis will have immense ramifications

Socio Economic and Caste Census could leave rightful claimants out of BPL list

Activists point out several drawbacks in the inclusion and deprivation criteria