'I could not have found a better story'

Ketan Mehta, director of ‘Manjhi-the Mountain Man’, speaks to Down To Earth about why he made the film

A road set free

Latur gains from anti-encroachment drive on farm roads. State takes its cue

Elusive bride price

ALOK GUPTA visits a Bihar village where people are building a road to get wives

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

A cynical comparison between two unequal worlds

Roads in Canada can affect grizzly bear habitats: study

It suggests measures for managed motorised access into such areas for bear conservation

Two new Bollywood films and a message

Contemporary Hindi films get real, hitch-hike to success

Machines, not men, employed

RTI rap for two officers

Rs 10,000 salary cut for delay in giving information  

The road ahead

India with its deplorable rural roads can learn a lesson from Madagascar, which has successfully implemented a decentralised system of …

The road ahead

Jute, coir and waste material are set to make rural roads economic and eco-friendly

78% MPs yet to identify villages for development under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

With just nine months to go, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, a scheme that is low on priority of the Lok Sabha and Rajya MPs, is way off the target …

Budget 2017-18 expectations: ensure food security, minimise rural distress

This year’s budget must focus on preventing farmer suicides, strengthening crop insurance scheme and guaranteeing rural employment

Rural roads connectivity in India to get a fillip

IN SHORT

Rural employment guarantee scheme does not work as envisaged

Employment guarantee scheme not in sync with Mastapur's needs

Central India in grip of worst-ever drought

A million opportunities lost

The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the …