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Taking Democracy to the Grassroots

Jun 1, 2018

Context to 74th Amendment in India India is still predominately rural. It was only in the late 80s, early 90s that gradually our policymakers thought of cities as constituencies in themselves; constituencies that were rapidly deteriorating without a planned systemic...

Union Budget 2018 – 19 – From Agriculture & Farmer Perspective

Feb 3, 2018

Overview of Budget- 2018-19 The union budget 2018-19 was presented on February 01, 2018. Government called the budget farmer friendly, common man friendly, but there are always criticisms from oppositions and experts. The budget encompasses higher minimum support...

Millet based mixed farming in a degraded landscape of Rayagada District of Odisha to cope up with the weather externalities

Dec 28, 2017

Millets have very rich source of nutrition and it helps to address the issues of hunger and malnutrition. Millets constitute one of the oldest forms of source of food especially in the tribal areas. Millet requires less water and even grows in less fertile soil, high...

Promoting Peace through Positive Actions

Nov 24, 2017

Palhalan, Kashmir: Hailing from village Tantraypora, I have always been dedicated towards working for the welfare of the community. This quest led me to be engaged with the project “Promoting Localized Empowering Action for Peace and Stability” in Jammu &...

About Traditional Seeds

Oct 26, 2017

Guna,Madhya Pradesh: The village is about 90 years old and the eldest person residing in the village is 85 years old. The Kherikhata village is situated about 28kms from Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The village is inhabited by 193 household with communities...

Development Initiatives with Pahari Korwa: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

Aug 25, 2017

Surguja, Chhattisgarh: The light of development is yet to reach many villages of India even if we are standing in the fast moving 21st century. Baghdohdha village, home to Pahari Korwa families is one such village which lacks access to basic facilities like roads,...

Hand in Hand

Jun 2, 2017

Story By : Savita Verma and Laxmi Team “Mujhse mere ghar wale kehne lage hai ki tum to bilkul neta ho gayi ho, to maine bhi bol diya ki haan neta hi ho gayi hu. Dekho hum sab aurato ne milkar handpump sahi karvaya ki nahi. (My family has started telling me that you...

Step Up – From Home to Institutional Delivery

Jan 4, 2017

Reported By : Christie Maria James, Officer – Gender MainstreamingAllahabad: As per the estimates, around 47,000 pregnant women or new mothers die each year in India. Lack of access to institutional deliveries is one of the prime reason which contributes to such a...

Drought and Suppressed Childhood

Nov 14, 2016

Written By: Sohini Bhattacharjee, Officer CommunicationsBablu was the youngest amongst half a dozen vegetable vendors who lined outside Mona Cottage every day, a working girls hostel in a south Delhi locality. Dressed in a tattered green colored t – shirt and blue...

Women and Leadership

Oct 28, 2016

Written By: Ms.Sreya Mazumdar, Sr. Manager Programmes The statistics tell their own story. Only 5% of working women in India make it to senior leadership positions in the corporate sector, says a research carried out following the Companies Act 2013 that mandated...