It is not a drought but a cumulative outcome of decades of policy sins

It is not deficit monsoon, rather the lack of policies and mechanisms to drought-proof susceptible areas that turn the situation into a crisis

WSSD: dialogue of the deaf

The needs of many were once again compromised to accommodate the demands of a powerful few. Given the alarming tilt towards self-interest and …

शिक्षा और स्वास्थ्य से अधिक कर्ज के ब्याज पर पैसा खर्च कर रहे हैं देश

अफ्रीका में ब्याज पर प्रति व्यक्ति खर्च 70 अमेरिकी डॉलर है, जो शिक्षा पर प्रति व्यक्ति खर्च 60 डॉलर और स्वास्थ्य पर प्रति व्यक्ति ...

True measure of growth

Will welfare schemes win votes for UPA?

An analysis of Brazil’s last three elections suggests that peopleÔÇêdo vote for parties for such initiatives, but only when …

Government tries to harvest success with farmer-friendly Budget

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

No two droughts are alike

Bring farmers to farms

Small fish, big net

In the face of a rising demand for fish and a stagnating aquaculture growth, government wakes up to the potential of small fishery

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 …

लोकसभा चुनाव परिणाम 2024: लोकल मुद्दों पर जनता का बुलंद फैसला

सत्तारूढ़ गठबंधन के पास बहुमत है वो सरकार बना सकता है, लेकिन उसकी सीटों में आई भारी कमी एक बड़ा सवाल खड़ा करती है, ...

New measure for urban poverty

A standard and simple exclusion method has been evolved to determine BPL families

Price of food inflation

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

DRDA faces axe

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

Born at 44

Odisha village gets pattas after nearly half a century. Land reform programmes get jumpstart

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 …

Economy of slippage

No substance in budget's agriculture hype

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

Only plans, no integration

Green rider for GDP

World is moving towards natural capital as a measure of economic growth

How government is subverting Forest Rights Act

Does this official data betray a conspiracy? Only 1.6 per cent of the 2.9 million claims approved under the Forest Rights Act recognise community …

A million opportunities lost

The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the …