आर्थिक सर्वे में मिले आम बजट के 5 संकेत

साल 2016-17 के आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण ने देश में रोजगारहीन विकास क�…

Presidential panchayat

India's third-tier of government has a few lessons for those seeking presidential form of government

New leader, old challenge

India’s first PM born after Independence will face the old problem of poverty eradication

DRDA faces axe

District Rural Development Agency in conflict with Constitution; committee suggests its abolition

Steeplechase

There is euphoria in the villages which have harvested rain. Overcoming hurdles, village communities learn the first lesson in water management

GDP obsession

If the growth rate is so great, why are the poor not getting a taste of it?

Timely, but incoherent

क्या इस साल भी विकास को थामे रखेगी कृषि ?

कृषि को छोड़कर अर्थव्यवस्था के सभी क्षेत्र अभी भी 2019-20 के स्तर से नीचे हैं।   

The wise debate

As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious

The world will miss the SDG target 1, a poverty-free world

1.6 people should escape poverty every second but currently just 1.1 are doing so. Worryingly, by 2020, the rate of poverty reduction would …

भारत की आपराधिक बर्बादी: मनरेगा के तहत एक करोड़ से अधिक का काम अधूरा

डाउन टू अर्थ का विश्लेषण यह सामने लाता है कि ज्यादातर कार्य उन राज्यों में अपूर्ण हैं, जिनके कई जिलों ने पिछले तीन साल के ...

Centre eases rules for accessing watershed programme funds

States that are currently facing severe drought are the ones who have spent the least on soil conservation and water conservation

Employed but poor

Poverty among employed people underscores the need for a new strategy on job creation

खेती-किसानी को लील जाएंगे शहर, तीन साल बाद सामने आएंगे आंकड़े

जनगणना 2021 के आंकड़े तीन साल बाद सामने आ जाएंगे, जो संकेत मिल रहे हेैं, उससे लगता है कि ग्रामीण भारत लगभग पूरी तरह ...

The others too

The MeToo campaign comes at a time when women are being courted for electoral gains. Is it good or bad?

8 years and Rs 228 crore later, Maharashtra fails to make even one village sustainable

The state’s scheme, aimed at creating environmentally sustainable villages, saw only up to 6% funds being used for green projects

How rural kitchen pays

Local procurement for anganwadis can revive rural economy in a big way

कहीं बोझ ना बन जाए युवा, मौका भुनाने के लिए कौशल विकास पर देना होगा ध्यान

भारत को अगले एक दशक तक अपनी आबादी का फायदा मिलेगा, लेकिन इस मौके को भुनाने के लिए कौशल विकास में पंख लगाने की ...

For the record

Full coverage: Impacts of climate change on Hindu Kush Himalayan region

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development assessed the ecologically important but fragile region for the very first time. Here'…

पंचायतों पर डोरे डालने के निहितार्थ

पंचायती राज व्यवस्था अपने 25वें साल में है। विकास का महत्वपूर्ण यंत्र बनने के कारण ये सभी दलों को आकर्षित कर रही है। 

The unbearable burden of 2015

This is the second full budget of the NDA, coinciding with the second year of its governance

Boss, the real beehive!

Rahul Gandhi’s idea of governance needs fresh focus. How about more autonomy to nearly 240,000 panchayats?

Liberal politics of Economic Survey 2011-12

The Economic Survey 2011-12 showcases the dividends of economic liberalisation started by the ruling party. But admits: growth is not possible …

How natural resources doomed UPA

Management of natural resources will be the toughest job for the new government