The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
In its first major initiative of involving corporate India in developmental work, the governmenthas sought big business partnerships in setting up the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF). Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has written to corporates like Tatas, Reliance, Wipro and Infosys to join the foundation as contributing partners, to …
Contractors abandon 36 projects under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Jammu: Many road projects in the state have got delayed as a number of contractors who were allotted these mega projects under the national flagship Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) have failed to complete the work in the stipulated …
Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has decided to cover all villages in the State under the World Bank scheme to provide fresh drinking water during the next two years. A decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during a meeting with a World Bank team and …
Amid fractious relations between the Congress and Trinamool Congress, the Centre is likely to approve West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s demand for an increased annual plan outlay for her state. The move is being pegged as an attempted thaw in the equation between the two UPA allies. Mamata is …
Building roads in the rural areas is the job of the state governments, and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) could not be a long-term solution to the problem of lack of roads, Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said here on Sunday. “If the Central government focused on construction …
A village in Sirsa along Haryana’s dusty borders with Rajasthan has redefined what ‘public-private partnership’ can mean in terms of girls’ education and social development. Kaluana village gave shape to its dream of promoting education for its women by utilising a combined prize money of Rs 25 lakh that it …
Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave a bonanza of development works worth Rs. 46 crore at a block-level Antyodaya Mela at Nasrullahganj in Sehore district today. On the occasion, funds to the tune of Rs. 32 crore 94 lakh 50 thousand under various schemes were given away to 21 …
Prosperity of nation depends on status of its women, as they not only constitute nearly half of its population, but also positively influence growth of remaining half of population. Hence, a study was conducted to study personal profile of women farmers, per formance of women in tea cu ltivation, potato …
There is a growing consensus that climate change is transforming the context for rural development, changing physical and socio-economic landscapes and making smallholder development more expensive. But there is less consensus on how smallholder agriculture practices should change as a result. The question is often asked: what really is different …
This report on the audit of expenditure incurred by the Government of Maharashtra has been prepared for submission to the Governor of Maharashtra under Article 151 of the Constitution of India. Chapter I of this report covers auditee profiles, authority for audit, planning and conducting of audit and responses of …
This new World Bank report discusses India’s best improved biomass stove programs and suggests policies and practical ways to promote the use of cleaner burning, energy efficient, and affordable stoves. In a largely globalized era characterized by technological advancements, many developing countries still depend on biomass energy for sustenance. Much …
Ensuring a secure supply of food is essential, given the world’s (and especially Asia’s) growing population, high and volatile food prices, increasingly scarce resources, and changing environment. This paper discusses the drivers behind food insecurity in Asia and points to ways to mitigate it. The world’s population has now reached …
Jammu, March 30: While the budget from MGNREGA scheme witnesses a threefold increase in the next financial year, the Committee on Estimates, comprising members of both Assembly and Council, has observed that there is a lack of coordination between the irrigation and rural development departments in the utilisation of funds …
GUWAHATI: Continuing its support for rural infrastructure development in Assam, NABARD has sanctioned two projects to the Assam Government under RIDF-XVII for a total sum of Rs 138.34 crores. Under the two projects, a total of Rs 16.73 crore have been sanctioned for 5 rural road projects in Golaghat district …
Eminent economist Madhura Swaminathan on Tuesday said the UPA government's flagship Food Security Bill should have a universal appeal as any targeted selection would lead to complications in picking the beneficiaries in a big country like India. The Indian Statistical Institute Professor, whose research falls in the area of food …
New Delhi: The government on Thursday rejected the Planning Commission’s definition of poverty, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying there was a need to devise another method. “We need a multi-layered approach to assess poverty estimates. The Tendulkar Committee estimates have been followed for 30 years but (are) not an …
New Delhi, 20 March: The government today said close to 70 per cent of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are used for water conservation and land development. “Close to 70 per cent of the expenditure under the MGNREGS has been on water conservation and …
Spending has been increased again, but there’s still no effort in the Budget to improve outcomes In this Budget, the government has raised the outlay for social sector schemes — from drinking water and sanitation to education and health. This is clearly important. But the question is: how will this …
Budget allocations made for major sectors of development during the last eight years in Madhya Pradesh have risen by several hundred per cent. Unprecedented increase has also been witnessed in the Budget size also during the period. Most of the population of Madhya Pradesh lives in villages. A budgetary provision …
Economic growth and food security depend on healthy farm sector, whose pillar, the farmer, is still neglected. In India, agriculture and allied sector is the source of income for over 60% of rural population and its contribution to GDP has been consistently coming down and currently stands at 14.3%. For …
