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 …
India has unacceptable levels of rural poverty, estimated at 42%. In some of the northern and north‐eastern states, there is an even higher level of rural poverty. Government of India has been deeply concerned about rural poverty in India. To eradicate rural poverty, National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) has been …
In order to enhance the adaptive capacities of its population to climate change and ensure sustainable development with inclusive growth, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has drafted its State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), in which it envisages to factor in climate change concerns in its developmental planning and …
To incentivise lending to marginal farmers and specific regions, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) may cut its refinance rate to these banks. If banks want to finance only in Punjab, Nabard would say money is perhaps not available or it is available at a higher cost. But …
With Bihar government voicing its reservation against the below poverty line (BPL) survey being conducted by the Central government, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh is slated to visit Patna this Friday and clarify doubts over the socio-economic-cum-caste census (SECC), 2011, to break the deadlock over the BPL survey in …
The Planning Commission has raised concerns over people migrating from the countryside to cities in search of jobs. The Plan panel says that this ‘distress migration’ is mainly due to delayed disbursement of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, or MGNREGA. It has asked the rural …
Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh called on Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here last evening. During their meeting, the Governor and Jairam discussed important issues relating to the implementation of various flagship rural development schemes and programmes in the state and reviewed the achievements under …
SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh called on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah here this evening. The two leaders discussed matters relating to the PMGSY, establishment of Panchayat System, empowerment to Panchayats and other Central schemes in rural development sector. Minister for Rural Development, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Minister of …
The state government has promised to help members of the panchayati raj brush up their financial acumen with a training programme focused on utilisation of MGNREGS projects. The elected representatives, down to mukhiyas, will get tips on how to draw annual plans for the rural employment scheme in their respective …
Government asks market committees to take loan for the job With the Chief Minister distributing funds during his Sangat Darshan programmes out of the Rural Development Fund, the Punjab Mandi Board is left with no money for construction, repair and maintenance of rural link roads. The Punjab Government has now …
The Japanese government has provided US $ 68,072 (approximately Rs 7.3 million) grant aid for two rural development projects in the Moneragala and Hambantota districts under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP). The project for reconstructing tube wells is in Unawatuna, Buttala Divisional Secretariat Division in the …
Jayanthi Natarajan priorities as environment minister could help the ministry steer away from its confrontational position vis-a-vis growth proponents. Natarajan’s priority areas include greater convergence between forestry and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme, bringing in an environmental component in ministries like rural development, health, water resources and agriculture, …
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) — a specialised agency of the United Nations based in Rome — has decided to chip in with funds to aid promotion of livelihood in the tribal hinterland. The move, which is in line with IFAD’s goal of empowering poor rural men and …
Marg Ltd, a Chennai-based integrated infrastructure company plans to launch a ‘Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas' project in Karaikal. The company won the Rs 93-crore public private partnership project of the Ministry of Rural Development of the Government of India through competitive bidding. The PURA projects envisage provision …
With an aim to protect fertile land of the State, Uttarakhand Government on Tuesday approved the Uttarakhand Agriculture Policy according to special agriculture zones (SAZ) would be notified. Also, voluntary land consolidation (VLC) would be welcomed by the State. The Cabinet sanctioned a grant of Rs 35 lakh with immediate …
This draft report by the Planning Commission, which presents an approach to the twelfth five year plan among other things outlines some of the challenges related to agriculture, natural resources management and water resources management.
Recommending the government to ensure that “at least two-thirds of investment” under the NREGS is channelled towards “natural resources management”, the National Advisory Council Thursday decided to suggest to the government to set up a “mission structure for intensive support and facilitation” for decentralised planning and implementation of the scheme …
Months ago, when a bunch of “foreigners” came to meet Nileema Mishra, she considered it as just another visit by people who wanted to see her work. But later, when the group closely started vetting her work at the Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan (BNGVN), an organisation she started in …
The National Mission for Empowerment of Women will soon establish a state-level resource centre to bring about coordination among the schemes of different government departments to ensure the empowerment of all sections of women. This was disclosed during a consultative meet and workshop on Operationalisation of NMEW in Assam organised …
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed the Rural Development Department to give priority to sanitation measures in all schools and hostels. Naveen on Tuesday reviewed the implementation of total sanitation campaign (TSC) in the State. He directed that mainly schools and hostels meant for girls should have all sanitation …
Amid the furore over misappropriation of funds meant for development, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has proposed bringing all rural development programmes worth about Rs 90,000 crore under the ambit of the government auditor. Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh welcomed the proposition after he met CAG today to discuss …
