How an IT company and NGO joined hands with residents to bring water to a parched Pune village
Varoti’s 33-feet well offers an example of what collective community action can achieve Rea...
Books in tribal languages help rejuvenate school learning in central India
An initiative that produces books in tribal dialects in an underdeveloped area of Madhya Pradesh is ...
What cow-loving India should actually focus on: Making more fodder available to starving cattle
With forests overrun by weed and other unwanted growth, free-grazing lifestock face a grim situation...
How a body of farm collectives helped farmers in Maharashtra sell their produce at fair prices
The organisation procures produce from small farmers and sells it in government markets at the minim...
Village entrepreneurship as a key to rural growth
The active promotion of enterprises in rural India is a possible way to further growth in the countr...
Farm Subsidies: Direct Transfers are Mixed at Best, Debilitating at Worst
Direct Benefit Transfers in form of subsidies to offset farming costs have a shaky track record give...
Water control is the strongest anti-poverty measure
Once we realize that one size does not fit all, it will be easier for the government and civil socie...
Many fellows but not too many ships to anchor
To make fellowships that connect with rural realities really worthwhile, it is necessary to provide ...
Small pumps are a viable solution for poor farmers
Although small pumps for irrigation doesn’t get the attention it deserves, evidence from groundwat...
Small pumps hold promise for smallholder farmers in Jharkhand
Many small and marginal farmers in Lohardaga and Gumla are using tiny pumps to irrigate vegetable fi...