Chosen to be a model village, yet to become one
With proactive villagers and panchayat leaders, Ansarwada in Maharashtra, chosen to be a model villa...
The spirit of Prime Minister’s model village scheme
Has the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, aimed at all-round development of three villages by each Member o...
Riverbank erosion no less a disaster than Assam floods
A widespread hazard like riverbank erosion, which continuously affects the poorest and the most vuln...
Who Benefits From the Weekly Farmers’ Markets?
The recent proliferation of weekly farmers’ markets in urban areas is quite useful for consumers b...
Managing embankments
Involving the communities would help minimise the misery in flood-prone areas Read More...
Medicinal herbs can form a base for rural enterprises
There is a potentially large livelihoods and enterprise potential in the medicinal herbs sector, whi...
Restored farm ponds help Sahariyas tide over drought
Even as Madhya Pradesh reels under severe drought, residents of a tribal village who were denied acc...
Living With The Deluge
Focus should shift from relief measures to building resilience in flood-prone areas Read More...
It’s time to explore new possibilities in village enterprises
A new generation of rural businesses are being established to cater to the changing needs of the cou...
Non-farm enterprises as job creators in rural India
Targeted interventions and managerial assistance to promote non-farm rural enterprises have the pote...