Economy

U.P. House passes resolution against Bundelkhand authority

Atiq Khan

LUCKNOW: The Mayawati government on Monday got a resolution through the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, opposing the Centre

Publication Date: 
04/08/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Development, Backward Areas, Uttar Pradesh, Bundelkhand
Economy

States failed to spend Rs 18,000 cr meant for rural welfare schemes

In a disclosure that can put the States on the back foot, the Outcome Budget of Rural Development Ministry shows that States did not spend a whopping Rs 18,000 crore out of their total allocation of Rs 56,854 crore in the last fiscal.

Publication Date: 
03/08/2009
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Housing, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Rural Development, Ministry Of Rural Development, India, Budget
Agriculture

Rural poverty and employment effects of Bt cotton in India

The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops, little is known about wider socioeconomic outcomes.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Matin Qaim, Arjunan Subramanian
University of Warwick
Tags:
Cotton, GM Crops, Farmers, Rural Development, India, Rural Poverty, Bt Cotton
Climate Change

Agricultural development under a changing climate: opportunities and challenges for adaptation

This report by Jon Padgham identifies and summarizes potential climate change impacts on agriculture in the developing world, examines causes of vulnerability, and suggests where investments are needed to better climate-proof agriculture.

Publication Date: 
01/08/2009
Jon Padgham
The World Bank
Tags:
Agriculture, Crop Pests, Urban Agriculture, Water Management, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Adaptation, Food Safety, Rural Development, India, Global, Developing Countries, South Asia
Animal Care

How women rule the roost

The rural women of Gumla are scripting a story in self-reliance in their backyards. Not very long ago, they were farm labourers who were forced to migrate to bigger cities in search of work when acres of land in the rain-dependent rice belt remained barren for nearly six months every year.

Publication Date: 
31/07/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Animal Care, Poultry, Women, Rural Development, NGO, Jharkhand, Gumla (D)
Agriculture

 Showering love on farmers

Did anyone check if they want such love? organizing agricultural markets is an exercise in managing contradictions. There is the need to ensure farmers earn from their efforts, both for reasons of social justice and the country

Publication Date: 
30/07/2009
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Tags:
Agriculture, Food Policy, Food Prices, Farmers, Rural Development, Subsidies, India
Economy

Rural development scheme in all spheres

District Collector M. Vallalar inspecting NREGS work-site at N. Panchampatti Panchayat of Athoor Block for improving Pallakulam East path.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2009
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Rural Roads, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Rural Development, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Tamil Nadu, Dindigul (D), Infrastructure Development
Economy

NREGS to focus on asset building

The UPA Government

Publication Date: 
30/07/2009
Pioneer (Lucknow)
Tags:
Rural Development, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Uttar Pradesh, Jhansi (D)
Economy

How Bharat Nirman has crumbled

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may have returned to power on the might of its flagship programmes in its last term, but one of its major programmes, the Bharat Nirman, is caught in delays. Refusing to own the whole responsibility, the Centre has also held the states responsible.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2009
Priyadarshi Siddhanta
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Water Resources, Drinking Water, Rural Roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Rural Development, Bharat Nirman, Ministry Of Rural Development, India
Economy

Rahul meets PM, gets Centre working on Bundelkhand plan

If Implemented, It Will Be First To Transcend State Borders
Subodh Ghildiyal | TNN

Publication Date: 
29/07/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Development, Rural Development, Backward Areas, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bundelkhand

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