Anyone who has worked in India’s development sector for a significant period will recognise a familiar pattern. Across states and districts, the landscape is crowded with organisations trying their best to solve difficult problems, yet most of them do so in isolation. The intent is strong, the commitment is real, but the way programmes are…
Jharkhand is famously referred to as a state of plenty, with forests, minerals, and a huge population of rural and tribal inhabitants. However, under this prosperity, there is a crude reality of deprivation that defines the day-to-day living in its villages. The latest report by the Azim Premji University, Rural Multidimensional Deprivation in Jharkhand (2025)…
To advance Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation) and ensure equitable access to safe drinking water, the Jal Jeevan Mission, India’s flagship rural water supply programme, has accelerated efforts to provide every household with an individual tap connection. Launched in 2019, with 17% of rural households having tap water, has now reached to…
The Farmers’ Day programme concluded successfully at Vikas Bhawan, reinforcing the district administration’s commitment to addressing agriculture-related issues through direct engagement with farmers. Organised on the third Wednesday of every month, the initiative serves as a structured platform for dialogue between farmers and government officials. Held under the directions of the District Magistrate and chaired…
India and Sri Lanka have agreed to extend their High Impact Community Development Projects framework for five more years, in a renewed push for neighborhood development cooperation. An official statement was issued in this regard by the High Commission of India in Colombo in early November 2025. The extension keeps one of India’s most long-running…
The first-ever PanIIT Rising Rajasthan Summit was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 1 November 2025. It was organized by PanIIT Alumni India-the official network of alumni of all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology-in association with the Government of Rajasthan. The event saw the participation of senior officials, IIT alumni, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and academics with…
Uttar Pradesh has embarked on an ambitious campaign to cover every beneficiary household in the state under key welfare schemes. Referred to as the Zero Poverty Campaign, it reached its first major milestone on 15 November 2025. That was the deadline set by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for districts to complete the first phase of…
For three decades, India’s National Social Assistance Programme has formed a silent but vital backbone for the country’s welfare system. Introduced in 1995, the simple principle on which NSAP is based has been that the State bears responsibility for ensuring a minimum level of dignity for those who cannot work because of age, disability, or…
Each year in December, Nagaland’s highlands come alive as different tribal communities, artists, tourists, and entrepreneurs converge into a vibrant ten-day celebration, Hornbill Festival. It has silently grown to become one of the most important forces for social change in India’s northeast. Reviving Indigenous Identity and Cultural Dignity In a rapidly modernizing India, tribal cultures…
Photo Credit: Batx Energies Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 09, 2025 04:20 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal When the Geological Survey of India made an announcement in February 2023 that there is an inferred resource of 5.9 million tonnes of lithium ore in Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir, it felt as a small tremor in…
