Poverty

Centre to focus on rural poverty

The Centre has decided to keep its focus on addressing multi-dimensional poverty in rural areas. The Centre would stick with convergent planning for rural development.

Publication Date: 
03/09/2015
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Poverty, Ministry Of Rural Development, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Gram Sabhas, Poverty
Poverty

MGNREGA Sameeksha II: an anthology of research studies (2012-2014)

MGNREGA Sameeksha II is proposed as a continuation of the objective of nurturing a discourse around MGNREGA which is open, scientific, critical and constructive. It reviews

Publication Date: 
12/08/2015
UNDP India
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), India, Poverty, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Agriculture, Agricultural Labourers, Women, Governance, Migration, Public Participation
Poverty

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act: a catalyst for rural transformation

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) helped lower poverty by 32 per cent between 2004-05 and 2011-12, lifting almost 14 million in this regard, says a recent survey by the National Council for Applied Economic Research and the University of Maryland.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2015
Sonalde Desai, Prem Vashishtha, Omkar Joshi
National Council of Applied Economic Research
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), India, Poverty, Rural Development, Women, Governance, Workers, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
Natural Disasters

Drought causing distress migration from Telangana

Hyderabad: The ongoing drought is fuelling distress migration from districts in Telangana, a trend that was witnessed in the early 2000s.

Publication Date: 
07/08/2015
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Droughts, Migration, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Mahbubnagar (D), Medak, Agriculture, Natural Disasters
Wildlife

Blackbucks' home hit by red tape

ALLAHABAD: The black buck conservation project launched in 2010 in forest around upcoming Meja Thermal Power Plant has failed to take off.

Publication Date: 
15/07/2015
Rajeev Mani
Times Of India (Allahabad)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Wildlife, Endangered Species, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Fears over deficit monsoon misplaced, assures Jaitley

Jaitley said on Thursday the IMD forecast was being drawn out in an exaggerated manner and conclusions on inflation or farm distress were far-fetched

Publication Date: 
05/06/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Monsoons, Agriculture, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Rainfall, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Food Security
Water Resources

Ahead of Environment Day, UP government takes to reviving lakes, water bodies

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government has undertaken a special drive to revive rivers and lakes in the state.

Publication Date: 
04/06/2015
Times of India (Lucknow)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Water Resources, Lakes, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Water Conservation, Groundwater Recharge
Solid Waste

MGNREGA workers to be roped in for solid waste management

To be launched on May 1, works taken up for creation of facilities

Publication Date: 
24/04/2015
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Waste Management, Panchayats, Non-Biodegradable Waste, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Solid Waste
Economy

NREGA spending up 57% in Karnataka in FY14, says study

Even as the Central government is debating a new direction for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a recent study on NREGA spending in Karnataka gives some interesting insights, especia

Publication Date: 
18/03/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Karnataka, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Unemployment, Gram Panchayat
Environment

Tripura excels in rural scheme

Agartala, March 15: Despite declining sanction of funds from the Centre, Tripura is all set to emerge as the best implementing state of MGNREGA scheme.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2015
Telegraph (North East)
Tags:
Tripura, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Budget, Rural Development, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Rural Water Supply, Health Care, Waterborne diseases

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