Smart tech will only work for women when the fundamentals for its uptake are in place
If we want to tackle the underlying causes of gender inequality, to build smart and innovate for change, then technology is good
Culture of random, centralised monitoring is killing the spirit of MGNREGA
We do not need systems that alienate people from work and give further control to bureaucracy and frontline functionaries who are responsible for …
Budget 2023-24: Fund allocated for MGNREGA can provide just 17 days of work
Unjust allocation by the Modi-led government is an assault on the rights of rural workers, say activists
What rural facilities are prevalent in your state?
DTE’s analysis of data from the Union rural development ministry produces an interesting map of the Indian villages; follow the …
Flawed claims about NREGA implementation
It is good to know that rural development secretary Amarjeet Sinha felt MGNREGA implementation could be improved. But his assessments are far …
Solutions at intersection of traditional knowledge & technology can help rural farmers
With the onset of climate change, monsoon has grown irregular and arrives later with every passing year, worsening the declining water table and …
Bihar plans policy change to push urbanisation
The state government has prepared a draft seeking changes to ‘old criteria’ for notifying semi-urban or rural area as urban
Education, infrastructure saving grace for top districts: NITI Aayog report
Top performing districts still lag behind in development parameters like health and nutrition
Govt's share of spending on nutrition, public health reduces in the last four years
Even the outstanding liabilities of states have been growing at double digits
Monsoon 2023: What’s pushing demand for work under MGNREGS?
The rural employment scheme should be perceived from the lens of climate change adaptation measures, says expert
Investing in Africa’s rural youth can work wonders for continent: Report
Africa’s youth bulge and the fact that most of its people live in rural areas, make this especially important
The wise debate
As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious
Empowered by water: Women’s quality of life improves with household access to water supply
Women can save time to find avenues of additional income
Structural pitfalls of MGNREGA
It’s time to remove inherent flaws of the guaranteed wage programme MGNREGA that limit its poverty alleviation potential
The story of 114 Odisha villages becoming child-marriage free begins with a small victory in Rugudipali
The villagers have also created an enabling environment for adolescents so that they can continue their education
The others too
The MeToo campaign comes at a time when women are being courted for electoral gains. Is it good or bad?
‘5G will better connect rural areas’
India plans to begin 5G trials by 2020, but experts and industry stand at odds over its impact on human health and environment. The fifth …
'State govts acquire land by subverting rights and bending the law’
The Centre for Science and Environment filed RTI queries to 28 states to understand how states are circumventing the land acquisition law. The …
Data shows corporates are consistently favoured over rural India
Corporate India gets indirect subsidy equivalent to 60 per cent of government expenditure on rural areas
Development projects should look beyond low-hanging fruits to bring about actual change
Bihar needs to strengthen and enhance capacities of Gram Panchayats to realise the gains of a decentralised planning
Union Budget 2020-21: Total rural budgetary allocation, including MGNREGA slashed
This comes even as rural India is suffering its worst unemployment crisis in 45 years
No school can be without a playground: Supreme Court
SC gives a year’s time to encroachers to vacate Gram Panchayat land meant for school
How socio-economic conditions shape renewable energy uptake in Zimbabwe
Development in the energy sector should be guided by the improvements it makes to the livelihoods of intended beneficiaries.
A solar water purifier, with a difference
Scientists at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute at Phaltan in Maharashtra developed a solar water purifier, that does not require …
Land restoration target revised to 26 mln ha: Experts call for strategy overhaul
Due caution must be exercised in setting standards and policies for restoration of degraded lands, say experts