Centre eases rules for accessing watershed programme funds
States that are currently facing severe drought are the ones who have spent the least on soil conservation and water conservation
Channels of change
Two villages in Uttar Pradesh have reversed the trend of migration by digging six kilometres of channels to bring water to drought-hit farms
Gaps galore
BRANCHING OUT: JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT IN INDIA Nalini Sundar et al • Oxford University Press • New Delhi • 2001 • 289pp
INEVITABLE TRAGEDY
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Raw Deal
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West Bengal fares poorly in MNREGS
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The verdict
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The accused
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UPA woos women and tribal voters
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Bank at your doorstep
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Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan: A travesty on migrant workers
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Project without a plan
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