New Delhi: Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh found an occasion for Modi-bashing at the release of UNDP’s Human Development Index report, 2011, on Wednesday, saying there had been “retr

For a country making strides as an emerging economic power, gender inequality remains an area where it compares poorly with the rest of the world.

If the proposed Lokpal Bill intends to address corruption in high places, the UPA government, as part of its anti-graft campaign, plans to introduce a Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill to co

Accepting that development of sanitation facilities in the country has been a 'disaster', Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday suggested enhanced government funding to deal with th

Sparring over portfolios between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra has begun anew after Union Minister Jairam Ramesh's suggestion that the Rural Development Department

GUWAHATI, Nov 1 – From being a nature club based in Guwahati to a stage where its activities cover Eastern India and foreign countries, it has been a long journey.

Jairam Ramesh to launch PURA

As much as Rs.68.3 crore will be spent under the Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Area (PURA) project being launched in Tirurangadi grama panchayat on November 15.

Days after Chief Minister Mayawati wrote to the Prime Minister, saying Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh had a political motive in seeking a CBI inquiry into the alleged fraud in the M

Guwahati: The Union Rural Development Ministry has instructed Assam government to shift the focus of implementation of MNREGA scheme from building roads to other sectors like irrigation, restoratio