-The Times of India PUNE: Child marriages have decreased since the first National Family Health Survey in 1992-93 when 54% of women between 20 and 24 years were married as children to 47%, at present. However, almost 40% of the girls in India are still married before the age of 14, according to a report by Dasra in collaboration with the UNICEF and UNFPA. In Maharashtra, 30-40% of girls were married before they...
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For a better MGNREGA -Rita Sharma
-The Indian Express The scheme should be refocused towards creating durable assets in agriculture. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has a significant influence on agricultural operations and cultivation costs. If its present focus on community works can be reoriented to proactively promote improvements on the landholdings of small and marginal farmers through the creation of durable assets, it will be beneficial for agricultural productivity and incomes. Critics say that...
More »UN initiative strengthens drought monitoring and early warning in Asia-Pacific
-The United Nations Although drought is a "silent killer" in Asia and the Pacific, access to scientific information and knowledge remain a challenge for many countries in the region, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said today at a milestone forum on drought monitoring and early warning. "Over the past three decades, it is estimated that droughts in the region have affected more than 1.3...
More »Why Delhi needs to step back -Lant Pritchett and Gulzar Natarajan
-The Indian Express Most of the dynamism of the Indian economy comes from its states. They must be given more room to chart their growth trajectories In the euphoria surrounding the election results, it is tempting to avoid facing up to the harsh realities of making development happen. Even for those who characterise the election as "the dawn after the dusk", in the new light of day, India's development challenges remain essentially...
More »Gadkari calls meet with states to review land Act -Ravish Tiwari
-The Indian Express The landmark Land Acquisition law made by the UPA government is being called for a review by the Centre. With concerns that the UPA's land acquisition law may lead to procedural delay persisting, the NDA government has decided to formally "review" the implementation-related issues of the law in consultation with the state governments. Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who holds addition charge of the Rural Development Ministry, has called a meeting...
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