As India sets its sights on becoming Viksit Bharat by 2047, the transformation of its rural economy is not just a policy imperative—it is the foundation of national progress. Nearly two-thirds of ...

In rural India, where clean energy is frequently discussed in the context of large solar parks and grid-connected renewable infrastructure, the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) is ...

By all accounts, insecurity in northern Nigeria seems to have defied the usual prescriptions. Troops have been deployed; ...

South Africa’s Limpopo province borders Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. It is one of the poorest provinces in the country.

When India launched the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in 2011, under the Ministry of Rural Development, it did so with an ambitious objective: to tackle multidimensional poverty by enabling ...

On November 20, 2019, I wrote for The Indian Express on “A Greater Ease of Living.” I had argued that discussions of rural poverty fail to factor in multi-dimensional changes in the rural-agriculture ...

The Budget encourages crop diversification and productivity, but experts caution that livestock nutrition and value-chain gaps could limit income gains The Union Budget for 2026–27 signals a renewed ...

MGNREGA phased out as India launches Viksit Bharat employment mission The new Act increases the statutory guarantee of employment from 100 to 125 days per rural household for adults willing to ...