Rural Connect
TBOF creating paradigm shift in agri landscape
The Two Brothers Organic Farm (TBOF) and the Paani Foundation is working towards...
'Rajiv Gandhi's dream of power to the people yet to be fulfilled'
At a recent Seminar on 'Panchayati Raj in India: How to Activate them?', organised...
Memorandum to Secretary, Rural Development Ministry on MNREGA issues
A delegation of organisations of agricultural workers met Secretary of Ministry...
Use cowdung as organic manure to improve soil health: Niti Aayog
The report of the Task Force noted that cow dung is a major produce of Gaushala,...
NITI Aayog panel pitches for capital assistance for gaushalas
The report titled 'Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio Fertilisers with...
Pastoralism: A clarion call to save the Maldhari livelihood
Maldharis are among those few indigenous people who have contributed least to the...
Walmart Foundation to support 1 mn small farmers in India over next 5 yrs
The foundation has also announced two new grants, which include USD 3 million to...
Project ‘Hriday’ is about alliance of Plan, People and Policymakers for sustainable development
AROH Foundation, a national-level NGO, and LIC Housing and Finance Ltd collaborated...
Foundation for $5trn economy is possible through local govts: Dr WR Reddy, NIRDPR former DG
Dr W. R. Reddy former DG of NIRDPR, Hyderabad, inaugurated the ICSSR-sponsored two-day...
HCL Foundation, Flipkart to empower rural women artisans
HCL Foundation has partnered with Flipkart to provide livelihood opportunities to...
Create an All India Panchayati Raj Services (IPRS) on the model of IAS, IPS, IFS, recommends a symposium on PRIs in Andhra
AGRASRI, an ICSSR grant-in-aid research institute for maintenance and development,...
Are Indian villages salt mines?
Thakur Phool Singh, an MLA, said, “Indian villages are salt mines and whosoever...
Average rural wages increase by more than 4 per cent : DEA report
According to the economic report released by the Department of Economic Affairs...
There needs to be an agricultural policy with periodic reviews: Badri Narayan Choudhary
Badri Narayan Choudhary, National General Secretary, Bhartiya Kisan Sangh, an affiliate...
Sugar industry can be a catalyst in transforming the rural sector: Roshan Lal Tamak
Roshan Lal Tamak from DCM Shriram Ltd was one of the participants at the concluding...
“It is the farmers who need to be brought to the table before making any policy for them”: Ajay Vir Jakhar
The concluding session of the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NEDAC Awards...
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POLL-SNIPPETS: No force can stop caste census, it's my life mission: Rahul Gandhi
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