NREGA Work Begins After Coronavirus Lockdown Relaxation In Puducherry
India News | ANI | Monday April 20, 2020
Work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme, which provides employment to poor people in rural areas, started from Monday in Puducherry.
Kerala Requires Rs 30,000 Crore For Rebuilding: State Finance Minister
Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 3, 2018
Flood-battered Kerala needs Rs 30,000 crore to rebuild, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday.
Government Focus To Shift From Reforms To Social Sector In 2018: Report
Business | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 10, 2018
According to Deutsche Bank, the Narendra Modi government's priorities are expected to shift from reforms to specified policy initiatives aimed at improving job opportunities and growth numbers.
Jharkhand Minister Offers Aadhaar Compromise Amid Anger Over Girl's Death
India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday October 21, 2017
The Jharkhand government today said people in the state don't need the unique identity number Aadhaar to get food from the public distribution system, 23 days after an 11-year-old girl allegedly died of starvation. Local activists had alleged that the girl, Santoshi Kumari, died of starvation on September 28 after her family was denied ration for t...
Diwali Not Bright For Madhya Pradesh Labourers Waiting For NREGA Wages
India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday October 19, 2017
The festival of lights will not bring any festivity and happiness to many labourers in Madhya Pradesh. Reason: they say they haven't been paid for two-three months
Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Congress Releases Manifesto, Promises To Reverse Migration
India News | Written by Nikhil Pandhi | Monday February 6, 2017
A day after the BJP released its manifesto for Uttarakhand, the ruling Congress today released its election manifesto centred around the emotive issue of countering migration from the hill-state.
Opinion: Nice To See NREGA Trending. But Urgent Fixes Needed.
Opinion | Reetika Khera | Friday February 3, 2017
The "highest ever allocation" to NREGA (which also led to it trending on Twitter) in the Union Budget has provided a useful opportunity to raise some pressing issues related to the implementation of the scheme. It is natural, and welcome, that the government turn to NREGA to provide much-needed relief to those whose already precarious lives have be...
Opinion: Budget Shows Modi Has Found His Narrative For 2019
Opinion | Mihir Swarup Sharma | Wednesday February 1, 2017
There is only one way to evaluate policy in Narendra Modi's India: how many patriotic WhatsApp messages can it spawn? By that yardstick at least, his government's fourth budget is a tremendous success.
Opinion: On Aadhaar Success, It's All Hype - That Includes The World Bank
Opinion | Reetika Khera | Thursday July 21, 2016
Aadhaar was supposed to be a "game-changer" and improve the implementation of welfare programmes. Indeed, it is living up to its game-changing promise - except, it is doing this by wrecking welfare programmes.
Madhya Pradesh Order Keeps People Battered By Drought Out Of Work
India News | Written by Siddharth Ranjan Das | Saturday June 18, 2016
In a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, among the worst-affected from this year's drought, 50-year-old Kallu Lal Tiwary was hopeful of finding work under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme for the first time in eight years.
'Nothing To Be Proud Of': Supreme Court's Indictment Of NREGA
India News | Written by Ketki Angre | Saturday May 14, 2016
"A success rate below 50 per cent is nothing to be proud of," is how the Supreme Court spoke of the country's rural employment guarantee scheme while delivering it's judgement on drought and pulling up state governments and the Centre.
With Work, Karnataka Attempts To Stop Migration Due To Drought
Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Sunday May 8, 2016
As thousands of people in Karnataka abandon their rural homes during this year's parched summer in search of work to the cities, authorities hope to check the flow by providing work locally.
Uprooted By Drought, They Search For Home, Hope In Telangana Cities
Divya Vishwanathan | Monday April 25, 2016
In its third successive year of drought, Telangana has seen massive migration to cities like Hyderabad from far flung areas.
NREGA Vs Drought: Why The Centre's Promises Don't Add Up
India News | Sreenivasan Jain (With Inputs From Sonal Matharu and Aishwarya Iyer) | Sunday April 17, 2016
As thousands of villages in the country come under the grip of drought, the role of the government's flagship work guarantee scheme, NREGA or National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, becomes crucial.
As NREGA Funds Slow Down, Top Court Questions Centre Citing Drought
India News | Written by Ketki Angre | Thursday April 7, 2016
As farmers across nine states stare at drought, their income from Centre's MNREGA scheme -- a safety net for the rural poor -- also appears to have dried up. With this in mind, the Supreme Court, which is hearing a petition on drought, said the Central government needs to recognise that there is a problem.
बिहार में बढ़ी विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए सरगर्मी
Sep 11, 2020
देवेंद्र फडणवीस ने कहा, ''NDA ने किसानों को बाजार , मजदूरों को रोजगार देने का काम किया''
Sep 11, 2020
Reality Check: Falling Jobs, Rising Hunger
Jan 28, 2020
Investment Key For 8% Growth, $5 Trillion Economy: Chief Economic Adviser
Jul 4, 2019
Rahul Gandhi's 'NewREGA': A Fact-Check
Jan 29, 2019
Diwali Not Bright For Madhya Pradesh Labourers Waiting For NREGA Wages
Oct 19, 2017
8000 Toilets In 20 Days. India's New Toilet Record
Nov 10, 2016
With Work, Karnataka Attempts To Stop Migration Due To Drought
May 6, 2016
NREGA Vs Drought: Why The Centre's Promises Don't Add Up
Apr 17, 2016
NREGA Work Begins After Coronavirus Lockdown Relaxation In Puducherry
India News | ANI | Monday April 20, 2020
Work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme, which provides employment to poor people in rural areas, started from Monday in Puducherry.
Kerala Requires Rs 30,000 Crore For Rebuilding: State Finance Minister
Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 3, 2018
Flood-battered Kerala needs Rs 30,000 crore to rebuild, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday.
Government Focus To Shift From Reforms To Social Sector In 2018: Report
Business | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 10, 2018
According to Deutsche Bank, the Narendra Modi government's priorities are expected to shift from reforms to specified policy initiatives aimed at improving job opportunities and growth numbers.
Jharkhand Minister Offers Aadhaar Compromise Amid Anger Over Girl's Death
India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday October 21, 2017
The Jharkhand government today said people in the state don't need the unique identity number Aadhaar to get food from the public distribution system, 23 days after an 11-year-old girl allegedly died of starvation. Local activists had alleged that the girl, Santoshi Kumari, died of starvation on September 28 after her family was denied ration for t...
Diwali Not Bright For Madhya Pradesh Labourers Waiting For NREGA Wages
India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday October 19, 2017
The festival of lights will not bring any festivity and happiness to many labourers in Madhya Pradesh. Reason: they say they haven't been paid for two-three months
Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Congress Releases Manifesto, Promises To Reverse Migration
India News | Written by Nikhil Pandhi | Monday February 6, 2017
A day after the BJP released its manifesto for Uttarakhand, the ruling Congress today released its election manifesto centred around the emotive issue of countering migration from the hill-state.
Opinion: Nice To See NREGA Trending. But Urgent Fixes Needed.
Opinion | Reetika Khera | Friday February 3, 2017
The "highest ever allocation" to NREGA (which also led to it trending on Twitter) in the Union Budget has provided a useful opportunity to raise some pressing issues related to the implementation of the scheme. It is natural, and welcome, that the government turn to NREGA to provide much-needed relief to those whose already precarious lives have be...
Opinion: Budget Shows Modi Has Found His Narrative For 2019
Opinion | Mihir Swarup Sharma | Wednesday February 1, 2017
There is only one way to evaluate policy in Narendra Modi's India: how many patriotic WhatsApp messages can it spawn? By that yardstick at least, his government's fourth budget is a tremendous success.
Opinion: On Aadhaar Success, It's All Hype - That Includes The World Bank
Opinion | Reetika Khera | Thursday July 21, 2016
Aadhaar was supposed to be a "game-changer" and improve the implementation of welfare programmes. Indeed, it is living up to its game-changing promise - except, it is doing this by wrecking welfare programmes.
Madhya Pradesh Order Keeps People Battered By Drought Out Of Work
India News | Written by Siddharth Ranjan Das | Saturday June 18, 2016
In a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, among the worst-affected from this year's drought, 50-year-old Kallu Lal Tiwary was hopeful of finding work under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme for the first time in eight years.
'Nothing To Be Proud Of': Supreme Court's Indictment Of NREGA
India News | Written by Ketki Angre | Saturday May 14, 2016
"A success rate below 50 per cent is nothing to be proud of," is how the Supreme Court spoke of the country's rural employment guarantee scheme while delivering it's judgement on drought and pulling up state governments and the Centre.
With Work, Karnataka Attempts To Stop Migration Due To Drought
Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Sunday May 8, 2016
As thousands of people in Karnataka abandon their rural homes during this year's parched summer in search of work to the cities, authorities hope to check the flow by providing work locally.
Uprooted By Drought, They Search For Home, Hope In Telangana Cities
Divya Vishwanathan | Monday April 25, 2016
In its third successive year of drought, Telangana has seen massive migration to cities like Hyderabad from far flung areas.
NREGA Vs Drought: Why The Centre's Promises Don't Add Up
India News | Sreenivasan Jain (With Inputs From Sonal Matharu and Aishwarya Iyer) | Sunday April 17, 2016
As thousands of villages in the country come under the grip of drought, the role of the government's flagship work guarantee scheme, NREGA or National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, becomes crucial.
As NREGA Funds Slow Down, Top Court Questions Centre Citing Drought
India News | Written by Ketki Angre | Thursday April 7, 2016
As farmers across nine states stare at drought, their income from Centre's MNREGA scheme -- a safety net for the rural poor -- also appears to have dried up. With this in mind, the Supreme Court, which is hearing a petition on drought, said the Central government needs to recognise that there is a problem.
बिहार में बढ़ी विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए सरगर्मी
Sep 11, 2020
देवेंद्र फडणवीस ने कहा, ''NDA ने किसानों को बाजार , मजदूरों को रोजगार देने का काम किया''
Sep 11, 2020
Reality Check: Falling Jobs, Rising Hunger
Jan 28, 2020
Investment Key For 8% Growth, $5 Trillion Economy: Chief Economic Adviser
Jul 4, 2019
Rahul Gandhi's 'NewREGA': A Fact-Check
Jan 29, 2019
Diwali Not Bright For Madhya Pradesh Labourers Waiting For NREGA Wages
Oct 19, 2017
8000 Toilets In 20 Days. India's New Toilet Record
Nov 10, 2016
With Work, Karnataka Attempts To Stop Migration Due To Drought
May 6, 2016
NREGA Vs Drought: Why The Centre's Promises Don't Add Up
Apr 17, 2016
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