A quick fix: How ponds built under MGNREGA turned lives around
The realisation that ponds can rapidly recharge groundwater has increased demand for MGNREGA
COVID-19: UP stares at mammoth challenge as migrants return home
More than 1.2 million migrants returned to Uttar Pradesh since the nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25, according to state official
Drought forever
Severe drought strikes India every eight to nine years and is a major reason for perpetuating poverty
The poorest shun MGNREGA
Participation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes in the scheme has halved in five years
Jobs Jobs Jobs
The government is obsessed with economic growth. Employment is bound to follow, it claims. That's a delusion. The swelling numbers of unemployed …
How historical methods helped landless farmers earn a living
Farmers revive traditional retention ponds that drain water during floods and retain moisture in droughts
Deforestation rampant in Malawi as residents chop forests to produce charcoal for fuel
Charcoal trade has emerged as a viable means of livelihood for the power-starved villagers
MGNREGA protest crosses 40 days, activists seek legal aid for workers
Multiple violations of the MGNREGA make it a textbook case of approaching the judiciary, Prashant Bhushan said
Eucalyptus, acacia and teak, not Sal: Why CAG is critical of Odisha’s afforestation efforts
There was an ‘acute shortfall’ in achieving plantation targets in Odisha due to lack of coordination, working plan, improper …
Mainstreaming climate resilience through MGNREGS: Learning from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai
The district set a record for creating 1,121 farm ponds in 30 days in September 2021, in line with the recently launched state climate mission
COVID-19: How heat stress affected livelihood, health of Maharashtra’s rural communities
The COVID-19 situation may improve with increased vaccinations, but temperatures will continue to rise for the foreseeable future, putting …
Water-stressed in India: Curious case of 2 neighbouring Telangana districts
The contrast in the districts’ JSA rankings was due to proper implementation of schemes
Irrigation sector gets boost in Union Budget
Apart from generous budgetary allocation, the government will utilise MGNREGS to increase the water harvesting potential of drought-affected …
Political economy of welfare
The BJP-led government's change of heart for big-ticket rural programmes says a lot about its dwindling political fortune
Rivulet resurrected in 45 days
Thousands of people working under NREGS bring a 38 km stream back from the dead in Uttar Pradesh
Giant snail invasion
People in Kerala village spend nights battling large snails that devour plants and nibble at walls
Twice Unlucky
In 1962, it was the Indo-Chinese war. Now it is the creation of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Once again, the Bhotiyas, who inhabit the …
Barring the muck
The Tihar jail exemplifies how efficient waste management not only makes our surroundings clean, but also endows us with economic benefits. What …
Protocol to protect RTI activists in the works
If a single panchayat-level activist can expose corruption worth Rs 25 lakh, then each needs protection for effective implementation of …
A million opportunities lost
The ruling alliance’s flagship rural employment programme took unprecedented strides in creating water conservation structures across the …
DRDA faces axe
District Rural Development Agency in conflict with Constitution; committee suggests its abolition
How tribal leadership in Chhattisgarh is helping people access rights
The civil society’s intervention in the tribal regions began in early 1980s on two issues-sustainable livelihood, particularly in forest …
Bihar elections 2020: Who is talking about safai karmacharis?
The Bihar govt refuses to identify manual scavengers; the latter continue to face abuse and death threats
Mr Prime Minister good news
The finance minister has said that the government is committed to double farmers' income in five years. Here are a few villages across the …
Water turns the tide
A barren district of Rajasthan is seeing development, thanks to rains last year and flood in 2006