The government has a plan to reach welfare to the poor without wasting money. It wants to put hard cash in their hands instead of spending on welfare programmes. Down To Earth finds out how cash transfer works and how ready is India for the shift in the delivery of welfare schemes.

The papers in the special issue on Rammanohar Lohia (EPW, 2 October 2010) did not dwell on the socialist leader’s thinking on local governance and local development, ideas which continue to be relevant today for rural development.

High and volatile prices for key commodities, including food products, could spark unrest in poor countries, warned the heads of the WTO and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Interest in Lokpal has revived, thanks to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's diktat on fighting corruption. Here is the lowdown on a watchdog that neither the political nor the administrative executives want.

You have no doubt read about the scams and scandals associated with the infamous iron ore mines of Bellary district

Whenever accusations of corruption are made and found to be true, members of the fraternity of the accused rush to defend them by saying that these are a few of the

Socialist thinker and leader Surendra Mohan's last interview.