Can MGNREGA be the answer to rural distress caused by COVID-19

The rural job scheme can not only provide a great opportunity to jobless workers but also push the water conservation drive

Drought but why: How poverty is aggravated

Study shows during drought years in Rajasthan, the vulnerability of rural households to poverty increases

Demonetisation 2.0: cash crunch hits farmers, again

More than creating financial crunch for upcoming sowing season, cash crunch is impacting the prices at which farmers are selling their produce

Hike in wheat MSP unlikely to help distressed farmers

The recent hike in Minimum Support Price on wheat will still not meet the Centre’s promise to ensure MSP 50 per cent higher than the cost …

आधे से ज्यादा आदिवासियों ने घर छोड़ा

आदिवासी खेती से मुंह मोड़ रहे हैं। हर दूसरा आदिवासी परिवार असंगठित क्षेत्र में मजदूरी कर गुजर-बसर को मजबूर है

Opposition unites on agrarian crisis, Centre yet to reply to farmers' demands

Farmer organisations have urged the Centre to pass two pass bills to free farmers from indebtedness and guarantee price for their produce

Why are Indian farmers protesting?

Farmers all over India are protesting against the government to get fair prices for their agricultural produce. Down To Earth explains the …

Elections 2019: Every fourth voter a distressed farmer

Though the farmers were not an issue in the general elections they now hold the fort for the world’s fastest growing economy despite being …

Centre approves Operation Green pilot in 8 states

17 clusters have been chosen in 8 states to roll out the pilot of Operation Green, a Central scheme aimed to contain annual price distress …

Doubling farmers’ income discussed in a closed door meeting

What is the use of strategy when no special budget was allocated to double farmers’ income, says a senior NITI Aayog official anonymously

Where will farmers go to get jobs?

There is a significant reduction in farm jobs. India must create alternative opportunities for those abandoning agriculture

More than 60% markets sell agricultural produce below MSP

The price of cereal, paddy and oilseed has crashed in more than 1,700 markets, according to government data

कोविड-19: लॉकडाउन ने बिगाड़ी ग्रामीण भारत की दशा

कोरोनावायरस संक्रमण को रोकने में देश भर में एक साथ किए लॉकडाउन के बाद ग्रामीण भारत की दशा की पड़ताल करती एक बड़ी रिपोर्ट-

Can MGNREGA data serve as real-time index for rural distress?

Four researchers correlated IMD's drought data with the demand for and supply of MGNREGA jobs and created an online interactive map to show areas …

Two-day farmers' protest in Delhi; demand for 21-day joint Parliament session

Lakhs of farmers and farm labourers arrive in Delhi from across the country on November 29 to demand bills to guarantee fair price for …

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी -6: बढ़ानी होगी रोजगार की गारंटी

मनरेगा जैसे रोजगार गारंटी कार्यक्रम ना केवल लोगों के घर में कुछ पैसा लाएगा और बाजार में भी डिमांड पैदा करेगा

The rise of the rurals

The Bharatiya Janata Party's famed "Gujarat Model" gets a rude jolt in the state's recent polls, especially from rural communities in the …

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-10: बड़े उद्योगों की बजाय यहां दिया जाए पैसा

कोविड-19 वैश्विक महामारी के इस समय में ग्रामीण भारत के लिए मनरेगा कितनी कारगर साबित हो रही है। पड़ताल करती एक बड़ी रिपोर्ट-

Climate change disrupts the goal of doubling farmers’ income

According to the just tabled Economic Survey, the government needs to implement “radical” actions to ensure the Prime Minister’…

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-5: 3.50 लाख करोड़ रुपए की आवश्यकता पड़ेगी

कोरोनावायरस की वजह से पैदा हुए हालात के बाद अर्थव्यवस्था को संभालने में मनरेगा योजना कितनी कारगर रहेगी, एक विश्लेषण-

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-8: दूसरा संस्करण शुरू करने का सही समय

हमने गांवों के पावर डायनेमिक्स को रातों-रात बदलते देखा। पारंपरिक रूप से मजदूर काम के लिए किसानों पर निर्भर रहा करते थे, लेकिन अब ...

Rajasthan faces farmers' ire for arresting their leaders ahead of indefinite protest

The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee says that the state government arrested farmer leaders on Tuesday to preempt an …

Unmasking the Budget

The last full budget presented by Arun Jaitley was overwhelmingly focused on agriculture and public health. The catch lies in what he did not say

मनरेगा जरूरी या मजबूरी-3: 100 दिन के रोजगार का सच

कोरोना काल में ग्रामीण क्षेत्र के लिए मनरेगा योजना कितना कारगर साबित हो रही है, डाउन टू अर्थ की खास रिपोर्ट-