Four years after the Government of India launched the Swachch Bharat Mission (SBM), what is the reality in rural Uttar Pradesh, India's largest State?
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,800 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
India’s agricultural growth in the past two decades has been slower than the rest of the economy. This has led to resentment among the rural populatio
Droughts draw attention to failure of government supply programmes. With each passing year the severity of the water crisis worsens. At fault is an en
In the summer of 2016, at least a third of India’s rural residents are battling drought, often for the third consecutive year. Where rains have failed
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,700 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,600 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
In a politically sensitive pre-election Union Budget the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has lost possibly its last opportunity to deliver i
As public sector banks fall short of meeting rural India's credit requirements, the money lender, often usurious, has re-emerged as a key financial pl
Karnataka is in the grip of severe drought despite heavy rains in most regions of south-interior Karnataka in early May 2016. The State’s Chief Minist
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the persistent digital divide afflicting rural India owing to poor and insufficient internet connectivity. With
A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, from January 17, 2020 and the World Hea
An up-to-date compilation of official information released monthwise by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health Organisati
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,500 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,400 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
An up-to-date compilation of official information released monthwise by the Government of India and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the year 2
India's road network carries close to 90 per cent of the country's passenger traffic and about 60 per cent of its freight. This sector also includes t
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,300 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) f
A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of January 2020.
A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of February 2020.
A compilation of press releases issued by the Government of India through the Press Information Bureau, Delhi, for the month of March 2020.
An up-to-date compilation of official information released by the Government of India from January 17, 2020 and the World Health Organisation (WHO) fo
The full text of the Rural Health Statistics 2018-19 [PDF] can be accessed below.
The National Statistical Office (NSO) brings out a survey, once every five years, on the distribution of consumption expenditure in the rural and urba
While the electoral victory of the National Democratic Alliance in 2019 can, in part, be attributed to its welfare schemes and their impact on sociall
There is a proliferation of income support schemes on the Indian public policy landscape. Add to this two more by the principal national parties conte
