E-CONNECTING VILLAGES

New global agriculture census round to kick off in 2016

Agriculture censuses help to boost rural development and improve food security

Reclaiming retail democracy

Contentious credit

World Bank giving loan for anti-tribal forest project, say Andhra activists

Work for food

Employment guarantee means entitlement to rural livelihood and food security

MALAR miracle

From literacy to economic independence

Devolution suffers setback

India's decentralisation process receives yet another blow

100 per cent FDI in housing

Will Maharashtra boom or boomerang?

Union Budget 2020-21: Total rural budgetary allocation, including MGNREGA slashed

This comes even as rural India is suffering its worst unemployment crisis in 45 years

Not a promissory note

Demonetisation casts a long shadow over the rural economy

What happens now to Munde's grand plan to develop each village?

Prize of hard work

NIGER

Stop being airtight

Community radio network is a must to ensure development

New poverty estimate soon

But will it reflect true level of poverty in the country?

Only plans, no integration

Jairam Ramesh proposes making rural job scheme less labour-intensive

Revised MGNREGS guidelines to be finalised end of this week

Now farmland reservation

Rural development ministry suggests land reservation for agriculture

FOLLOW UP

Bihar has little money to pay workers under MGNREGS

Blames Centre for non-release of funds

Job half done

25 per cent funds allocated to national rural employment scheme remain unspent

Compiling information

License for livelihood

The plight of rickshaw pullers and vendors of Delhi catches the prime minister's attention

Devolution meet a damp squib

Precious little achieved as states resist financial empowerment of panchayats

Hope or hype?

CMP: thrust correct, implementation a challenge