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 a disclosure that can put the States on the back foot, the Outcome Budget of Rural Development Ministry shows that States did not spend a whopping Rs 18,000 crore out of their total allocation of Rs 56,854 crore in the last fiscal. The un-utilisation of almost one third of …
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops, little is known about wider socioeconomic outcomes. Use a microeconomic modelling approach and comprehensive …
This report by Jon Padgham identifies and summarizes potential climate change impacts on agriculture in the developing world, examines causes of vulnerability, and suggests where investments are needed to better climate-proof agriculture. It concludes, inter alia, that: diversification of rural livelihoods through agricultural microenterprise development can reduce exposure to climate …
The rural women of Gumla are scripting a story in self-reliance in their backyards. Not very long ago, they were farm labourers who were forced to migrate to bigger cities in search of work when acres of land in the rain-dependent rice belt remained barren for nearly six months every …
Did anyone check if they want such love? organizing agricultural markets is an exercise in managing contradictions. There is the need to ensure farmers earn from their efforts, both for reasons of social justice and the country
District Collector M. Vallalar inspecting NREGS work-site at N. Panchampatti Panchayat of Athoor Block for improving Pallakulam East path. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - (NREGS - TN): NREGA was launched on second February 2006 by Hon
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may have returned to power on the might of its flagship programmes in its last term, but one of its major programmes, the Bharat Nirman, is caught in delays. Refusing to own the whole responsibility, the Centre has also held the states responsible. Highly-placed official …
If Implemented, It Will Be First To Transcend State Borders Subodh Ghildiyal | TNN New Delhi: Centre is mulling an autonomous authority to channelise funds into Bundelkhand region across UP and MP, in a first-of-its-kind move which treats the historical region above state boundaries. The move comes as a heavyweight …
Two doctors fell in love, married and went on to heal a village in Maharashtra. Their services are now emulated by the National Health Mission.. Taru Bahl About 200 km from the bustling IT city of Pune lays a village strategically located at the boundary of four districts
The Centre is set to roll out the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana this year where the government would adopt 1,000 villages where the population of Scheduled Castes is more than 50 per cent and develop them as model villages. In a statement given in the Rajya Sabha, minister of …
Mumbai: With the assembly elections in sight, it is announcement time for the Maharashtra government. After two packages for Konkan and North Maharashtra and huge hike in salary for doctors and other state government employees, the state cabinet on Thursday announced six lakh houses for the rural population Below Poverty …
First handmade herbal soaps, now women of Hurlung will learn to make liquid soap. The training will be imparted under Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programme of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) in association with New Education and Environment Visions (Neev), a city NGO. The programme aims to …
Vandana Gombar / New Delhi July 18, 2009, 1:22 IST Govt plans to capture scheme-wise and state-wise actual Plan expenditure. Here is a one announcement that is likely to be a part of the finance minister
While driving across the dusty countryside of Ajmer district in Rajasthan, some surprises await you at the Tilonia village. Here, you find villagers working diligently on computers, in a solar energy centre, and in a mini-electronics telephone exchange! Physically challenged youth work smartly and efficiently in the telephone exchange, and …
VELLORE: The Directorate of Field Publicity would be conducting programmes in the following villages in the four blocks of Arakkonam, Sholinghur, Nemili and Kaveripakkam on the dates mentioned as part of the Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign from July 24 to 29, according to T. Sivakumar, Field Publicity Officer, Vellore …
July 13: After successfully revitalising the agriculture sector in the state in his first term, the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, is now planning a
