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 …
KOLKATA, March 20 : Now it's official. The performance of the Left Front government in providing guaranteed jobs for 100 days a year for the rural people during 2007-08 is abysmally poor ~ 25 days on an average against a national average of 44 days. This was revealed in the …
At a mahapanchayat held in Ronija village, farmers from about 30 villages have served one-week notice to Yamuna Expressway Authority on their seven-point demands. The farmers said if their demands were not met within a week, they would not allow the construction work on Yamuna Expressway to proceed. The mahapanchayat …
Chandigarh: The Election Commission of India has issued guidelines for implementation and processing of various projects schemes, rural development programmes by the Central and the state governments. Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Sajjan Singh said all directions regarding the mode of conduct will be issued by the Commission. The Cabinet Secretariat …
JOB CUTS IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR HAVE LED TO MORE PEOPLE DEMANDING UNSKILLED WORK UNDER THE PROJECT Gireesh Chandra Prasad NEW DELHI THE government is likely to spend more on creating rural jobs than originally budgeted for in fiscal 2009-10 as layoffs in the construction sector have fuelled rural joblessness, government …
Yoginder K. Alagh Posted: Mar 10, 2009 at 0058 hrs IST In addition to the natural uncertainty around agricultural production, there is the policy uncertainty created by flip-flop stories on agriculture. During the last six months,
BHUBANESWAR: Even though the Centre had launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) way back in 2000 with the objective of providing all weather connectivity to villages, in many instances funds earmarked for the scheme did not yield the desired result. In its latest report, the Comptroller and Auditor …
Awards have been the norm of the day for the little Himalayan state of Sikkirn under the able guidance of its visionary chief minister, Pawan Chamling. The Nirmal Gram Purashkar 2009,4th JRD Tata Memorial Award for health achievement 2009, Emerging Tourism State 2008, Most Picturesque Destination 2007 are only a …
Ranchi, March 7: As part of its social responsibility, the Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) will adopt Pithoria village and develop it as a possible tourist spot. FJCCI president Anchal Kinger said:
At a meeting of SKS microfinance, one of the fastest-growing microfinance organisations in the world, in rural Hyderabad in February 2009, Mallamma, 42, is busy seeking a loan of Rs 50,000 for her fish business. This would be her second loan after she took a loan of Rs 10,000 last …
- Sessions at Hehal institute to train 30 youths as local guides ARTI SAHULIYAR Ranchi, March 3: To remind residents of the age-old Indian belief of atithi devo bhave (guest is god), a 15-day training programme began on the south campus of the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) in …
Chitra Phadnis profiles the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) and is impressed by the work the organisation is doing to provide education and medical care to tribals in H D Kote. Imagine rural India where there is a sprawling school campus, with fruit trees, spacious classrooms with not more than …
The revelation by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) that the government has been overstating the spending on its flagship programmes and other schemes meant for the welfare of the aam aadmi (common man) is distressing, but not a surprise. The report, released two weeks ago, said that funds worth …
Lakshman Oraon and his wife Sarla are no ordinary farmers. On less than an acre of land, they grow paddy, tomatoes, potatoes and onions. Their crop of paddy has just been harvested and you can see the dry remnants sticking out of the soil. But they are getting ready for …
C. Jaishankar RAMANATHAPURAM: The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT) has decided to implement schemes for improving the economy of farmers along the coast of Ramanathapuram and Tuticorin districts. H. Malleshappa, Conservator of Forest and Director, GOMBRT, told The Hindu on Friday that many of the people living along …
