Below Poverty Line census: fudging figures?
A survey currently underway in states to calculate the number of below poverty line households is being opposed tooth and nail by civil society …
क्या जलवायु परिवर्तन की वजह से बढ़ते पलायन को वैश्विक मान्यता मिल पाएगी?
जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण एक से दूसरे देश में पलायन को सुविधाजनक बनाने के लिए समझौता अभी दूर की राजनीतिक कौड़ी है
DRDA faces axe
District Rural Development Agency in conflict with Constitution; committee suggests its abolition
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
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Panchayats to spend Rs 1.42 lakh crore on water and sanitation
Spend 60% grant on water and sanitation: 15th Finance Commission recommends to rural local bodies
मॉनसून 2023: क्या लंबी अवधि के सूखे की भविष्यवाणी कर सकता है भारत?
एक नए डीप लर्निंग मॉडल से पता चला है कि 2027 तक देश के कई महत्वपूर्ण हिस्से सूखे की चपेट में होंगें
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
मोदी सरकार के लिए पहला सबक, लोकतंत्र में अपनी अंतरात्मा की बजाय जनता की सुनना ज्यादा जरूरी
तीनों विवादित कृषि कानून वापस लेगी केंद्र सरकार, गुरु पर्व पर अपने संदेश में प्रधानमंत्री ने किया ऐलान
मनरेगा ने बदली सूरत
मनरेगा में काम की मांग इससे पहले कभी इतनी नहीं रही, जितनी कोरोना वायरस आपदा के दौरान रही है
How India remains poor: Has poverty become ‘hereditary’
Millions of Indian households transfer poverty to the next generation, making poverty eradication nearly impossible
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
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 …
लाभार्थियों को नया वोट-बैंक बना रही मोदी सरकार
नरेंद्र मोदी लोगों को अधिकार देने की सोच के उलट कल्याणकारी योजनाओं से उन्हें उपकृत कर सरकार चलाना चाहते हैं
Walk the village talk
After raising the political profile of village councils, government wants to downsize them
Poverty level will increase if health expenditure included
Planning Commission factors in less than one rupee a day as health expenditure in its affidavit to the apex court
Will India officially be poverty free in 2023?
National Statistical Office rolling out consumption expenditure sample survey; may note impact of central schemes adding to people’s income
A million opportunities lost
The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the …
A Down To Earth annual- The State of India’s environment 2014
It’s not the first or last word on the year gone by, but it certainly is the only one of its kind. The State of India’s environment …
Civil v political
Arguably, this is the hottest political summer for Delhi. Reason: friction between anti-corruption activists and the Union government over the …
Kind to cash
The government has a plan to reach welfare to the poor without wasting money. It wants to put hard cash in their hands instead of spending on …
Rights without benefits
Over 1.3 million tribals and forest dwellers have got rights over the land they had been using for years under the Forest Rights Act. This can, …
Eye on the storm
Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …