Rural development minister says mining one of key issues contributing to Maoist stranglehold over mineral-rich forest areas.

Sure, the rains are picking up, but droughts will strike again. How the govt can boost incomes of farm help to enable them to face a drought better — in the short, medium and long term.

AIZAWL, Aug 15 (IANS): Mizoram will be the gateway to Southeast Asian countries after the construction of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project in neighbouring Myanmar, Chief Minister La

A three-day orientation workshop on new livelihood projects in Rajasthan ended here on Thursday with the resolve to extend the benefits to the deserving people among the poor. The Rajasthan Gramin Ajeevika Vikas Parishad (RGAVP) announced that it would spend Rs.35 crore on implementation of the Rajasthan Rural Livelihood Project (RRLP) this year.

RGAVP State Mission Director P.C. Kishan said the project would gather full speed and vigour this year and prepare a robust ground for providing sustainable livelihood to the poor. He affirmed that nearly 80,000 people in the State would stand to benefit from RRLP this year.

KOLKATA, 6 AUG: There was quite a bit of confusion within the administration after the Public Works Department (PWD) was asked to execute a project funded by the Asian Development Bank on rural con

The empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on drought, headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, is likely to meet on Thursday to review the drought situation in the country.

Total sanitation programme which was so far been executed by the Rural Development Department is permissible under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

NEW DELHI, 3 AUG: Reflecting the gravity of the situation, the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on drought will meet here again on Tuesday, 7 August, to discuss the drought situation in the coun

Guwahati, Aug. 1: The Arunachal Pradesh government is keen on formulating a legislative policy framework to address anti-dam movements and safety aspects of dams.

Haryana has urged the Centre to give it a special package to deal with drought-like conditions in the State. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda disclosed on Wednesday that in a written communication to the Union Government the increased expenditure on electricity to irrigate the fields had also been highlighted.

Meanwhile, Chief Secretary P.K. Chaudhery has constituted a Committee of Secretaries to keep a watch on the situation “arising out of deficient rainfall in the State”. The Committee, comprising administrative Secretaries of the Departments of Revenue, Cooperation, Irrigation, Agriculture, Power, Public Health, Food & Supplies, Rural Development and Animal Husbandry would meet weekly to take stock of the situation.