Standing up for water

Project pipedream

India, and not Bharat

Why the mainstream media prefers the former, and not the farmer

Monsoon 2023: What’s pushing demand for work under MGNREGS?

The rural employment scheme should be perceived from the lens of climate change adaptation measures, says expert

Earnest endeavours

West Bengal's women panchayat members have become the torchbearers of rural development programmes in the state

Investing in Africa’s rural youth can work wonders for continent: Report

Africa’s youth bulge and the fact that most of its people live in rural areas, make this especially important

Real or fictional, these women are heroines of all time

From the spirited Bathsheba to Mandakini Amte, from unrecognised midwives and unsung domestic labourers to fearless tribal activist Sumani Jogdi, …

The wise debate

As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious

Most poor people in Asia-Pacific region live in rural areas

Countries in the region have not been able to address rural poverty despite economic growth, says an IFAD report

A question of control

Karnataka's new panchayati raj law has sparked a debate, with the Congress government saying it gives the people more power and opposition …

Labourers become quarry managers

Women quarry-workers in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district have formed cooperatives and are managing the same granite quarries where they once …

'Orangi is not unique, I am'

Akhtar Hameed Khan is one of Asia's foremost social organisers. The Orangi Pilot Proiect, Karachi's outstanding slum development programme, …

Website review: http://www.tarahaat.com

If you are a Net-savvy villager in north India, Tarahaat.com could easily become your favourite haunt on the Web. For starters, the website …

Centre eases rules for accessing watershed programme funds

States that are currently facing severe drought are the ones who have spent the least on soil conservation and water conservation

Empowered by water: Women’s quality of life improves with household access to water supply

Women can save time to find avenues of additional income 

Setting an example

Why Dashrath Manjhi’s feat should be celebrated more than Pichai’s and Nadella’s

A cynical comparison between two unequal worlds

New initiative

Sign language

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Listen and learn

Yet another attempt

Book notice: Hope in sight

Improving People's Lives: Lessons in Empowerment from Asia, edited by Mukul Sharma

My village, their plan

CII to develop rural business hubs; villages clueless

Dream work?

The UPA government's first full-fledged budget is full of promises. How real are they?

Nothing new

High-end technology dominates 93 rd Science Congress