Poverty

Making markets empower the poor: programme perspectives on using markets to empower women and men living in poverty

Market-based development programmes can help people living in poverty benefit from markets and lift themselves out of poverty. However, many such approaches do not pay attention to power imbalances that perpetuate marginalisation and poverty.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
Erinch Sahan, Julia Fischer-Mackey
Oxfam
Tags:
Poverty, Women, India, Agriculture, Rural Development, Global, Environment, Farmers
Poverty

Panel reviews rural development schemes

The first meeting of the reconstituted district-level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee on State and Centrally sponsored rural development schemes in the district was held here on Saturday.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2011
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)
Tags:
Thiruvananthapuram (D), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Panchayats, Rural Development, Poverty
Economy

A Vision for a Better, Richer World in 2030

There are many challenges to global peace and prosperity, but narrowing the rural-urban gap through creative methods is the key to achieve these goals

Publication Date: 
31/10/2011
A P J Abdul Kalam
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Economy, Economic Development, India, Global, Sustainable Development, Poverty, Rural Development
Economy

December deadline for rebel hub projects

Ranchi, Oct.

Publication Date: 
28/10/2011
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Naxalites, Rural Development, Development, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Rural Water Supply, Planning Commission, Purba Singhbhum, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Solar Energy
Economy

Govt eyes cut in allocations

Flagship Schemes Will Be Given Funds Linked To Usage Due To Cash Crunch

Publication Date: 
28/10/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Rural Development, India, Education, GDP, Economy, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
Economy

CAG to audit 11 states: Jairam

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh here on Thursday said that his department has asked the CAG to do performance audit of all the rural development schemes in 11 states including Assam.

Publication Date: 
28/10/2011
Manoj Anand
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Rural Development, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Assam, Irrigation, Drinking Water, Rural Development, Economy
Economy

Ramesh to Rope in Pvt Profs for Building Naxal-Affected Districts

The rural development ministry is going to tap the potential in the Indian private sector and other quarters of organisations not in the ambit of the government to help implement and monitor rural

Publication Date: 
20/10/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Naxalites, Rural Development, Ministry Of Rural Development, India
Poverty

Rural job scheme wage stings Cong

Five Party-Ruled States Underpaying Workers, Face Anti-Poor Tag

Publication Date: 
19/10/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Unemployment, Economy, Rural Development, High Court, Rural Poverty, Ministry Of Rural Development, Planning Commission
Economy

Jairam plans development project for Junglemahal

After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s tough stand on Maoists, who she called “supari killers” and “jungle mafia” at a public rally on Saturday, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam

Publication Date: 
18/10/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Ministry Of Rural Development, Rural Development, Forests, Naxalites
Habitat And Urbanisation

State eye on 1845 new rural roads

Ranchi, Oct.

Publication Date: 
17/10/2011
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Rural Development, Rural Roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Subarnarekha, Bridges, Ranchi (D)

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