Habitat And Urbanisation

Road, please, contractor MPs tell rural development minister

Programme For Rural Connectivity Attracts Attention Of Influential Members
Devesh Kumar NEW DELHI

RURAL development minister C P Joshi finds himself in quandary. He had, by last year-end, sanctioned projects worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yogna (PMGSY).

Publication Date: 
27/08/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Development, Rural Roads, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Ministry Of Rural Development
Natural Disasters

Drought: State desperately seeking Central assistance

 
 
25 August 2010
KOLKATA, 25 AUG: In a bid to ensure Central assistance in the wake of drought in 11 districts, the state government is apparently leaving no stone unturned.
Publication Date: 
26/08/2010
Statesman (Kolkata)
Tags:
Droughts, Natural Disasters, West Bengal, Disaster Management, Rural Development
Economy

Orissa Nirman falls short of target by miles

BHUBANESWAR: Under the scheme -

Publication Date: 
21/08/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Rural Development, Economy, Rural Housing, Rural Roads, Electricity, Rural Energy, Rural Electrification
Agriculture

E-choupals: Deveshwar's dream gets hazy, stops moving

Ishita Ayan Dutt / Kolkata August 18, 2010, 1:56 IST

ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar wanted to do a Walmart with e-choupals, which leveraged the internet to empower small and marginal farmers by linking them directly with buyers.

Publication Date: 
18/08/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Telecommunication, Rural Development, Agriculture
Land

E-ways may wipe off 23,000 villages in UP

Lucknow: UP

Publication Date: 
17/08/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Development, Uttar Pradesh, Canal Irrigation, Farmers, Displacement, Land Acquisition, People
Animal Care

Livestock production: recent trends, future prospects

The livestock sector globally is highly dynamic. In developing countries, it is evolving in response to rapidly increasing demand for livestock products. In developed countries, demand for livestock products is stagnating, while many production systems are increasing their efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Publication Date: 
16/08/2010
Philip K. Thornton
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
365
2853–2867
Tags:
Livestock, Developing Countries, India, South Asia, Animal Products, Statistics, Milk, Grazing Lands, Fodder, Animal Breeding, Rural Development, Poverty
Economy

Panchayats overhaul soon to smoothen rural schemes

Devesh Kumar NEW DELHI

Publication Date: 
13/08/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Development, Economy, Infrastructure Development
Economy

NABARD organises State level review and development meet

Bhopal, Aug 11:
A State level review and development meet was organised by NABARD on Wednesday with an objective to evolve a strategy to make Krishak Clubs more responsive to the emerging needs.

Publication Date: 
12/08/2010
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD), Development, Rural Development, Madhya Pradesh, Rural Habitat
Food Policy

Scheme that endangers food security of poor

BHUBANESWAR: The Rs 2-a-kg rice scheme was launched by the Orissa Government to ensure food security to the poor.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Food Security, Poverty, Orissa (Odisha), Rice, Food Supply, Rural Poverty, Rural Development
Food Policy

They trek miles for PDS quota

BHUBANESWAR: For a BPL household in Orissa, collecting monthly PDS quota involves more walking comparable to its counterparts in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. This problem is more glaring in tribal hinterlands than in coastal areas.

Publication Date: 
11/08/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Food Supply, Orissa (Odisha), Rural Development, Poverty, Rice, Subsidies

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