Green salute
Scientists at Maida's polytechnic college are r6versing the trend of rural upliftment through urban-basgd planning
Changing course
GRASSROOTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP· Ajit Kanitkar·Wiley Eastern Limited·Delhi·1995
Culture of random, centralised monitoring is killing the spirit of MGNREGA
We do not need systems that alienate people from work and give further control to bureaucracy and frontline functionaries who are responsible for …
Demonetisation and rural economy: what experts have to say
As demonetisation completes 50 days, we bring to you expert comments on how the currency ban derailed the rural economy
Economic growth not enough to eliminate rural poverty
Agricultural development, increased wages and off-farm jobs can accelerate rural development
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CHALLENGING THE PROFESSIONS Robert Chambers Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications Price: Not stated
Will women in panchayats change Bengal?
West Bengal is making what could be another step towards village self-rule, where villagers, including women, will decide what is best for them, …
Defining environment stories
In the Western approach to stories on the environment, topics are wrapped in neat packages: from rainforests to big dams. But writing on rural …
Budget 2023-24: Fund allocated for MGNREGA can provide just 17 days of work
Unjust allocation by the Modi-led government is an assault on the rights of rural workers, say activists
Union Budget 2017-18 in figures
While agriculture saw 5.9 per cent increase in budget allocation, rural development and health sector witnessed 11.8 per cent and 22.6 per cent …
What rural facilities are prevalent in your state?
DTE’s analysis of data from the Union rural development ministry produces an interesting map of the Indian villages; follow the …
Flawed claims about NREGA implementation
It is good to know that rural development secretary Amarjeet Sinha felt MGNREGA implementation could be improved. But his assessments are far …
Sick(le) charade
The NDA government's new and revised schemes to augment rural development are yet to show any results
Gandhian scheme provides rural health care
A seWhelp programme provides the poorest villagers in the area surrounding Mahoin Gandhi's Sevagrom ashrom with access to quality medical care.
Move to nationalise NGOs
The Planning Commission's efforts to network voluntary agencies has received a lot of flak from the non-government sector.
Biomass ammassed
FOREST RESOURCES AND WOOD-BASED BIOMASS ENERGY AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSETS Edited by William R Bentley & Marcia M Gowen Winrock International …
Might of the right
Under public pressure, the Rajasthan government has formed a committee to examine the implications of the people's demand for the right to information
The battle of Beawar
Rajasthan villagers embark on an unprecedented indefinite agitation for their right to information on the state's developmental projects
Drop by drop
FROM INDIFFERENCE TO ACTIVE PARTICIPATION: SIX CASE STUDIES OF NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOCIAL ORGANISATION·Frances Sinha and …
The answers within
Swadhyay, which literally means study of the self, is a movement that has introduced realistic social change in India's rural communities
Reversing roles
STUDIES IN RURAL PARTICIPATION — 3 — PARTICIPATORY APPRAISAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES·Neela Mukherjee· Concept Publishing Co,…
India's budget just declared
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declares major schemes in his post-demonetisation message on new year's eve
Allocation for schools in tribal areas increased, but funds for other education schemes heavily slashed
Funds for hostels and pre-matric scholarships for ST students sustained a drop of 94 per cent and 75 per cent respectively
Panchayat elections are set to become all the more important
These village-level governments have all the ingredients to make or break a political party’s fortune
Cull the caste
The fight against the caste system must be about control over natural resources, not professions of marginalised groups