The State Government will kick-start the new Socio Economic Task Census (BPL census) from December 1.

The Integrated Resource Model, which has been developed by Peter Head, of the Ecological Sequestration Trust, uses cloud computing to develop ecological models that boost economic growth and reduce

New Delhi: Just when sections in the Congress and the government have questioned the procedures of the CAG, the rural development ministry under Jairam Ramesh has invited the government auditor to

After restructuring almost every scheme in its kitty, the rejuvenated ministry of rural development plans to lend a hand to its urban counterpart in towns and cities that have recently shed their o

Jairam Ramesh on Monday broke off from his CAG-bashing ministerial colleagues and asked the agency to audit the over .

Ranchi: Rural development ministry has decided to appoint special accountant general in each state to audit the expenditure under the ministry.

The Orissa government’s off-and-on encounter on administrative lapses in the Central fund utilisation, implementation of some flagship programmes and strict enforcement of environment laws with reg

The Planning Commission's decision to set up a working group on MGNREGS to contribute to the formulation of the 12th five year plan is reflective of the critical contribution of MGNREGS to poverty reduction.

The study examines the impact of Taung irrigation scheme on the household welfare among farmers in the North West Province. Irrigation farming is one of the most important rural development investment strategies that can have both direct and indirect impact on poverty and food security. The sampling frame of the study consists of 137 farmers and a sample of sixty farmers was selected for the study. The relationship between the household welfare and the independent variables were estimated using an ordinary least square regression estimation procedure.

The microfinance sector in India’s state of Andhra Pradesh was recently marred by a series of mishaps that occurred due to extensive lending, which resulted in over-indebtedness and ultimately, defaults. Lending institutions resorted to coercive measures for loan recovery that led to suicides amongst borrowers.

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