The swing

More women than men are voting in India. Majority of them are from rural areas

In search of the missing

In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …

Price of food inflation

In near future the impact of high food price will show in terms of more malnourished

Victim of its success

MGNREGA blamed for causing labour shortage; cut in budgetary support likely

DRDA faces axe

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

Acquisition made easy

A toilet per second

Global Burden of Diseases: Non-communicable diseases bigger burden than early deaths

New report’s findings again emphasises the fast emergence of non-communicable diseases as a global health challenge

मजदूरों के लिए युद्ध और संघर्ष से ज्यादा बड़ा खतरा हैं जलवायु से जुड़ी आपदाएं

2000 के बाद से जलवायु सम्बन्धी आपदाओं की दर दोगुनी हो गई है| जिसका व्यापक असर श्रमिकों की उत्पादकता पर पड़ रहा है| ऊपर ...

Parliament monsoon session: some work done, a lot of time wasted

A look at the business transacted and other highlights

Mobilisation immobilised

Coronavirus update: 25 of 36 states / UTs record daily increase in cases

No decrease in number of deaths due to COVID-19 in any state

Mining at deep sea

Countries are delving deeper into the ocean to explore its mineral wealth. The deposits on the ocean floor are enormous and the ecology of this …

Pitfalls of a uniform food regime

In face of drought and rising food prices, attention shifts to local diet and food diversity

मनरेगा ने बदली सूरत

मनरेगा में काम की मांग इससे पहले कभी इतनी नहीं रही, जितनी कोरोना वायरस आपदा के दौरान रही है

In search of the missing

In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …

How India remains poor: Has poverty become ‘hereditary’

Millions of Indian households transfer poverty to the next generation, making poverty eradication nearly impossible

El Nino fallout: food prices to shoot northward

The weather phenomenon will bring down production, increase food prices worldwide

Rural people can now get anganwadis on demand

Economy of slippage

Agriculture sector has beaten pandemic, latest GDP figures show

Estimate for June quarter reported a contraction of 23.9 per cent in national GDP, but agriculture was the only sector to have reported positive …

Budget 2020-21: Will MGNREGA become an overarching rural development scheme

The upcoming budget will see many schemes being brought under the rural employment prtogramme; a direct cash transfer may be declared to top this up

No substance in budget's agriculture hype

How rural kitchen pays

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

15 lessons for India

As odd-even traffic restrictions in Delhi draw to a close, we highlight the takeaways from this massive community initiative to curb air …