Toothless at 10

A decade after their inception, Panchayati Raj bodies are yet to be granted adequate powers

Not so special

India floundering after WTO ministerial

Committee asks for professionalism in CAPART

Is social sector revenue or capital expenditure?

Socio Economic and Caste Census could leave rightful claimants out of BPL list

Activists point out several drawbacks in the inclusion and deprivation criteria

Lack of budget, high demand slow MGNREGS

Deletions keep millions jobless despite the scheme seeing highest demand in a decade

MGNREGA: Less than a million people got 100 days of work in first 7 months of this financial year

Least number of people got 100 days of work under MGNREGA in 5 years

Private insurance companies benefitted the most from PM Fasal Bima Yojana: Report

Farmers yet to be paid Rs 5,724 crore for claims made in 5 years since scheme launch

Funds for more forests

The Centre plans to set up a banking institution for afforestation programmes

Rural business hubs in India gear up for 846 products

846 products slated for rural business hubs

No greenhorn

FM focuses on political environment

Bail industry out

NREGA’s technological sabbatical

Job cards of many to expire in 2011 and renewal would take time

How women seized NREGA

Odisha report on housing ‘irregularities’ under Centre’s lens

MPs allege that 85% of 1.2 million PMAY-G beneficiaries in state ineligible for scheme

In defence of capitalism

Diluting MGNREGA does not make market sense

IFAD and Morocco sign $25 million dollar deal to finance rural development

This project aims to reduce poverty by 30 per cent by 2030

Bihar in reverse gear

State plans to bring down its minimum wage rate to that under MGNREGA

Who gets how much

Budget outlay for different ministries and departments

Smart farming

Two IITians explore ways to make farming profitable for Bihar farmers

Dutch minister upsets farmers

Arsenic food

Film review: A planet of hope

Kalahandi: A Planet of Herbs / Director: Amarendra Kishore / 28 minutes / English/Hindi

Common intent

Some uncommon proposals in UPA's maiden budget

How NREGA helped Panihari village