New measure for urban poverty

A standard and simple exclusion method has been evolved to determine BPL families

One up

Monsanto wins a landmark victory in Britain

Stones unto stones

In short

Bail us out: consume

Long COVID, mental disorders among diseases to watch in 2023: IHME

Independent global research organisation brought out a list of 11 health issues that should be monitored closely in 2023

COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural

Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and …

Story from a divided land

The memoir celebrates Chhattisgarh but laments the lost opportunity for its inclusive and violence-free development

DRDA faces axe

District Rural Development Agency in conflict with Constitution; committee suggests its abolition

Born at 44

Odisha village gets pattas after nearly half a century. Land reform programmes get jumpstart

Urban India's deprived lot

India is becoming dominantly urban, and the urban poor, who are increasing in numbers, face exclusion from basic amenities like safe drinking …

Beyond The Billion

If post-Independence leaders of India had ensured full literacy, a solution would have been in sight for a lot of problems. Population, for one. …

Former militant Bijoy Hrankhal on Tripura's tribal needs

Bijoy Kumar Hrankhal was the founder member and vice-president of the Tripura National Volunteer, the first militant group in Tripura. He laid …

No toilet at home? Can’t contest local body polls in Bihar, says Nitish

State government to make amendments to the existing Bihar Panchayati Raj Act

Water strikes the poor, says report

Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps

The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources

Access to drinking water, power has improved in slum areas, says slum census report

63.5 per cent slum dwellers in Indian cities have mobile phone connections, but only 19 per cent have toilets

Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021: Addressing the bigger problem

The draft proposes increasing thickness of carry bags made of virgin plastic to 120 microns from 50 microns; ban single-use plastic from 2022  

Lobbying begins

Just before mining bill is tabled in Parliament, industry calls profit-sharing a burden. Government is unsure

Rooster calls no more

The tasty meat of a breed of poultry unique to Jhabua is turning out to be the its greatest enemy in the fight for survival

COVID-19 pandemic may drive 40-60 mln to extreme poverty: UNCTAD report

Families will be pushed deeper into poverty as the current employment decline is biggest since World War II, according to the report

Forests for people

Newly democratic Bhutan pushes community forestry to tackle rural poverty  

Reason to cheer

Meet two pioneering grassroots leaders nominated for the Equator Initiative Awards

A debt-ridden state can offer little to its indebted farmers

Mourn

But it is better to take Andhra Pradesh as a challenge