Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohammad Sagar has said that proposal for construction of Chhatroo-Singhpora-Vailoo tunnel is under consideration, adding that study of the project has been conducted and recently mode of execution of the project discussed at a high level meeting.

Replying to a question by G.M.

The Manmohan Singh government came under Opposition attack over its

Based on field studies in 7 cases rural renewable energy projects in Brandenburg (federal state of Germany) were analysed during an 18 month period (early 2009 to mid 2010).

Last year

This has reference to the letter published in EPW (“Operation Flood: Reviving Debates”, 29 January 2011) on the said subject. The authors of the letter are eminent scholars and well known for their

Centre rethinks allocation due to poor utilisation of money. Rural Ministry likely to have Rs. 18,000 crore by way of carry forward in its kitty under MGNREGS.

Kohima, March 2: Nagaland government employees working for rural development were today called upon to work together and constructively for sustainable development of the rural areas.

The parliamentary secretary of the state rural development department, Pangnyu Phom, who was the chief guest at the annual conference of the Nagaland Rural Development Services Association held here today, called

The workers covered under the purview of the scheme now will be drawing wages
at Rs.

This paper explores the role of ICTs in empowering Indian rural women, through a review of ICT initiatives in India. The paper concludes that, while most of the ICT initiatives are disseminating new information and knowledge useful for rural women, many are not able to make use of it, due to lack of access to complementary sources of support and services.

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) is an important milestone and mechanism, the manifestations of which help us in reviewing crucial issues regarding the impact of development interventions in Indian rural ecosystems.

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