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 …
BHUBANESWAR: The development financial support to Orissa by NABARD has touched an all time high of Rs 2,043 crore during 2008-09 posting a growth rate of 68 per cent over the previous year. Disbursement of short-term loan to various banks has increased from Rs 625 crore during 2007-08 to Rs …
Tracking rural India can be tricky at the best of times. As somebody put it, it's like looking out of a passenger train window late at night wondering whether those lights shining far, far away are for real? On the eve of another general election, getting the right answer has …
CHANDIGARH: The Bahujan Samaj Party candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat from Chandigarh, Harmohan Dhawan, on Wednesday accused the Congress candidate, Union Minister of State for Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal, of
Untapped potential HUGH & COLLEEN GANTZER Rural tourism is intended to energise local skills, economy and grassroots development. Judging by Pranpur in Madhya Pradesh, it seems to be working well, in parts. Leaving aside the many shortfalls in the accommodation, we found much in Pranpur that would provide fascinating experiential …
Nabard has sanctioned a Rs 342.43-crore loan to the state government in the current financial year for the construction of rural roads, bridges, drinking water schemes, flood protection and irrigation projects. Nabard chief general manager AK Mathur said Rs 410.64 crores was released during 2008-09 to the government for the …
GP Sunitha Madurai, The hilltop village has long been denied basic infrastructure like proper roads, provision stores or a post office UNHE A RD VOI C ES THE villagers of Malaiyur in Dindigul district are prepared to cast negative votes in the coming elections over the government
The severity of underemployment has been high in rural areas. Considering the severity of the rural unemployment problem, various special employment programmes have been introduced by the Government of India to provide employment opportunities through the creation and strengthening of rural infrastructure. One such employment programme was the Employment Assurance …
Organic agriculture, as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability, is a concrete and promising option for rural communities and has additional potential as a mitigation strategy. This article is a short review of this topic. Adaptation and mitigation based on organic agriculture can build on wellestablished practice because …
Sarvodaya Maha Sangha (SAMAS), a registered society is an apex of 81 Sanghas in 22 villages belonging to Surashettykoppa cluster, Dharwad district, Karnataka. The inception of SAMAS dates back to 1997 when BAIF Development Research Foundation started a project titled Transfer of Technologies for Sustainable Development (TTSD) in these villages, …
Rajouri, March 29 The governing body meeting of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Poonch, presided over by District Development Commissioner, Poonch, Muhammad Afzal, reviewed various ongoing rural works under various centrally sponsored schemes in the district. Reviewing the pace of development activities under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme, …
Meghdoot Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan, the largest unit of KVIC, has given a new meaning to life for a lot of people. These include thousands who are enjoying better health due to its vast repertoire of highly effective Ayurvedic medicines and food supplements as well as hundreds of rural poor who …
Small and marginal farmers in rice growing pockets can improve their livelihoods profile by practicing System of Rice Intensification, which can efficiently address food security issue. This was stated by the Principal Secretary Rural Development Shri. I. S. Dani while addressing a state workshop on System of Rice Intensification organized …
KOHIMA, March 23: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has in place credit planning exercises for Nagaland for the year 2009 -2010 with Rs. 210.31 Crore as the projected credit placement. At the state credit seminar for 2009-2010 on March 20 at Hotel Saramati, the DGM of …
