Farmers need maximum government

In 2017, farmers will need more credit support than ever. Will the government come to their rescue?

Modi and `mass movement'

As Narendra Modi's regime enters its mid-term, it is time to assess: has he turned governance into a mass movement?

Surgical strikes for fetching jobs

Like terrorism, jobless growth continues in India irrespective of who is in power. To tackle it, we need not cross borders

Cull the caste

The fight against the caste system must be about control over natural resources, not professions of marginalised groups

Bundelkhand's bravehearts

For villages that survived recurring droughts, the economic-ecological connection makes more sense

GDP obsession

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

Jokers in transition

What would happen now?

A normal monsoon will be useful only if we learn lessons from the current drought

Indian lessons for Dilma Rousseff

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

How to fight heat wave, the Odisha way

Other states could take a cue from Odisha government on reducing the number of heat stroke deaths

When people participate in a government initiative

Delhi's fight against air pollution is an example of how citizens' participation can be solicited

After the windfall

The Centre has promised more money to panchayats, but there is many a slip between cup and lip

A Mea Culpa budget

The budget is expected to have all the elements that will empower the government to say, ‘We are pro-poor’

Government tries to harvest success with farmer-friendly Budget

The 2016 Budget has the right intent for the rural sector, but lacks clarity

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

It is official: The monsoon is the chief finance minister of India

Economic growth in 2016-17 depends critically on a good monsoon, says Economic Survey

The unbearable burden of 2015

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

Civil v political

Arguably, this is the hottest political summer for Delhi. Reason: friction between anti-corruption activists and the Union government over the …

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 …

The flame of forest rages on

A bureaucrat-turned-activist who saw governance through the eyes of the tribals

How not to sell a dream

2015 has many lessons for governance

‘Independent India worse for tribals’

Widely respected in the civil society, B D Sharma spent his life fighting for the rights of tribals for about four decades. Excerpts from a …

Power of the local

Panchayat elections almost contested with the Bihar poll. Is this desirable?

Uncultivated wisdom

India witnesses a revival of its uncultivated food culture through a boom in local food festivals

Poverty begets poverty

A 30-year survey of the poor gives a wake-up call