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 …
The state government is determined to develop all regions and villages in the state. Necessary funds will be provided for development of the villages. Higher Education, Technical Education, Culture, Public Relations, Religious Endowment Trust Minister Laxmikant Sharma expressed this view while dedicating different development works and performing bhumi pujan yesterday …
Starting next month, the Centre will embark on a massive socio-economic profiling exercise that will not only identify the poor in the country but also the caste and religion of all citizens to ensure precise and effective dispensation of government schemes and projects. The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the …
Bhopal: On an experimental basis, mobile banking services have been introduced in eight districts of the state to disburse wages to labourers in their villages itself under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). There are plans to expand mobile banking services to remaining 42 districts. Under the …
Kohima, May 16: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 78.57 crore to the state to support 37 new rural infrastructure projects. Nabard general manager, Nagaland, U.S. Saha, said the money has been granted under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund to set up …
Note dated 31.3.2011 from the Principal Secretary to Government (RD), Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad on the formulation of a new society under the Societies Act for Community Managed sustainable Agriculture initiative.
Having spent over Rs 50 lakh on executing development and cultural works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) scheme in villages covered under Har Gaon Ki Kahani, the Tourism Department will now link these places with established tourist circuits so as to bring dividends to people. It …
JAIPUR: In a bid to ensure that those who are not provided work within the stipulated 15 days under the MGNREGA get the unemployment benefit, the government is about to introduce a uniform Form 6 across the state. The Form 6, where requisition is filled for work under NREGA, will …
MARGAO, The gram sabha of Camurlim Village Panchayat on Monday demanded that the government accept in toto the Regional Plan 2021 submitted by the Village Level Committee and has strongly rooted for ground plus one construction projects in the village. The issue was raised at the Sunday meeting when gram …
Their report captures the urgent concerns of the most marginalised, neglected communities Civil society groups have recommended that the Approach Paper to the 12th Five Year Plan provide access to essential entitlements and development opportunities for the marginalised and increase investments in public services such as health, education, skill development, …
The National Advisory Council led by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has asked the health ministry and the department of public grievances to conduct a social audit of programmes under the National Rural Health Mission and implementation of the Right to Information Act on the lines of similar monitoring of schemes …
The microfinance industry in India is in the midst of the most severe crisis in its 25 year history. The genesis of the crisis lies with the actions taken by the government of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in October 2010, when it passed legislation effectively shutting down all …
This paper examines economy-wide impacts of expansion of biodiesel production to meet the blending target using a computable general equilibrium model. Assesses impacts of biodiesel expansion on household welfare, other sectors of the economy, carbon emissions, rural development, and employment generation. The biofuel policy of India stipulates a blending target …
Strengthening Rural Livelihoods provides a useful and balanced review of the infl uence that mobile phones and the Internet can have on supporting the livelihoods of rural people, and particularly farmers in Asia. Drawing on six case studies from Sri Lanka, India, the Philippines and China, it shows the benefi …
The Government of India through “Ministry for the Development of North-Eastern Region” (DoNER) has initiated the “North East Rural Livelihoods Project” for four north-eastern States (Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura) of India. It is proposed to be implemented in 2 Districts of Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura and 3 Districts of …
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDONER) has taken up the North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) with the support of the World Bank in the States of Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura to assist the rural poor and vulnerable groups including women in improving their livelihood. The primary …
The wider democratic role of panchayats was very much in evidence on April 8, 2011 at a conference on 'Agriculture and Panchayats in Rajasthan in the Specific Context of Agreements with Multinational and other Big Agribusiness Companies'. In this conference panchayat leaders from 14 districts of Rajasthan unanimously called upon …
While it is widely agreed that an important goal of Panchayati Raj is to ensure better implementation of government's rural development programmes by ensuring participation of people, it is also important to assert that the Panchayati Raj insitutions at various levels (or three tiers) is certainly not restricted to blind …
