A grand mahapanchayat (mega assembly) was held on July 24, 2005, in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district by thousands of farmers demanding more water for irrigation. The protestors were opposing the

More and more villages are opting for affordable, manageable micro hydel projects

CII to develop rural business hubs; villages clueless

A black countdown in West Bengal, India

saving the act: The prime minister's office (PMO) has issued a directive that Union cabinet proposals having a bearing on decentralisation will have to be cleared by the newly-formed ministry of

What a new minimum livelihood programme must do, at the least

Now even the World Bank says money should flow to local bodies directly

Panchayati raj institutions have not given much justice to Dalits

Two recent directives of the Kerala High Court have further vindicated the Perumatty Grama Panchayat s stand in its face off with the Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited

A multi billion dollar transnational corporation has had to blink first in an eyeball to eyeball dispute with an obscure panchayat of Kerala. On November 17, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Private Limited HCBPL the Goliath of the piece was compelled

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