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Why is a landmark law only on paper?
Jehangir Rashid, Srinagar
On April 9, 2011, the Jammu & Kashmir legislative assembly passed a landmark law, the Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA), ...
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The common good in grass
Bharat Dogra, Udaipur
Seva Mandir, a well-known NGO in south Rajasthan, has recently embarked on a daunting mission to regenerate 69 pastures in ...
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A law shaped over 11 years repealed in just two days
By Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey
THE undemocratic, hasty repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and its replacement with the Viksit ...
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Villagers identify the ultra-poor
Iqra Khan, Ranchi
HOW do you identify the ultra-poor in a village? The most efficient way is to ask the community to come ...
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Bridges, rail lines where small rivers once flowed
Ruchi Shree, Bhagalpur
IN recent years the incidence of floods in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh has gone up exponentially. My experience ...
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Bengal village sees boost in incomes from better farming
Raj Sekhar Bandopadhyay & Himadri Das, Bankura
AN obscure tribal village in West Bengal where seasonal migration has been the norm has seen household incomes increase as ...
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Wildlife is attacked by roving dogs in sanctuaries
Meghna Uniyal, Pune
OVER the last decade much has been written about India being the stray dog and rabies capital of the world. ...
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Insights into Adivasi livelihoods
Civil Society News, New Delhi
A report from an ongoing study on the livelihoods of Adivasi communities underlines the extreme deprivation in which they live ...
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Will poor safety kill India’s textiles boost?
Civil Society News, New Delhi
When a fire broke out at the Nandan denim factory in Narol, a major textile hub in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, ...
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Penury and sickness at Rajasthan building sites
Sruthi Nair, Udaipur
The state of Rajasthan officially started a full fledged lockdown on May 10. But, unlike last year’s rushed and ...
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