-Hindustan Times India, the father of the nation famously said, lives in its villages, or, as many call it, Bharat. There is no doubt that a great shift is underway: As 600 million move out of rural areas over the next 35 years, India will need about 500 new cities. But unless Bharat offers a fraction of the hope that ushered in Narendra Modi’s era, the ongoing urban transformation of India...
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Cotton crop loss: No compensation policy yet for farm labourers -Navrajdeep Singh
-Hindustan Times Bathinda: A month after Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal ordered the framing of a policy to compensate farm labourers for cotton crop loss due to the whitefly attack, the state government is yet to identify labourers for the purpose. The government had in October announced compensation of Rs 64 crore for labourers, mainly cotton pickers. Badal had also asked the revenue department to come out with a viable policy for...
More »Paddy fields dry up, farmers leave home to find work -Mazhar Ali
-The Times of India Chandrapur: The paddy fields around Bormala, a village with population of over 1,500 in a far corner of Saoli tehsil, lay barren as none of the farmers has dared to take the crop this year due to lack of rain. Having only what is left of last year's yield to eat and no work in their fields, most of the men and women go to neighbouring Gadchiroli...
More »Don’t dismantle, reform -Sonalde Desai
-The Indian Express There is evidence to suggest that with a few modifications, MGNREGA can dent poverty. There are few government programmes that excite as much passion as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). For advocates, it is a lifeline for the rural poor. For critics, it is a programme that distorts labour markets and does far more harm than good. In this partisan quicksand, it is hard to...
More »In Drought-Prone Maharashtra, This Farmer Leaves His Entire Crop for Birds to Feed On -Manabi Katoch
-TheBetterIndia.com Ashok Sonule and his family struggle every day to feed twelve mouths. But, whereas most farmers in the vicinity have barren fields, his are lush with jowar. And what does he do with it? Leaves the entire harvest to feed birds. He has not even installed a scarecrow and ensures the water bowl is always full for the thirsty birds. Read on. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry...
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