India's major reservoirs are holding far less water than they should at this point in the monsoon season, raising concerns about drinking water supplies, crop output, and...
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India's kharif sowing season is once again exposing the vulnerability of millions of rain-fed farmers. Although the southwest monsoon has regained momentum after a sluggish start,...
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The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was launched in 2016 with a simple promise that it would protect India's farmers from the financial devastation caused by crop...
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Every nation has a place where its democracy is tested. In India, that place is not Parliament. It is the village. Governments may rise and fall in New Delhi. Chief ministers may...
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There is a particular kind of audacity that only works when you believe no one is paying attention. Union Minister of State for Agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary received a subsidy...
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With the five-year tenure of Bihar's current panchayat representatives nearing its conclusion, the state is steadily moving toward another major exercise in grassroots democracy....
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For generations, land disputes have been a fact of life in Bihar. A missing entry in a record book, a delayed mutation application, or an unofficial payment demanded at a local...
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In thousands of villages across India, a common scene repeats itself every monsoon and winter season. A child develops a cough, and instead of a visit to a doctor, a family member...
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The Union Government has approved an interim allocation of ₹95,692.31 crore under the newly introduced Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission...
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In Bihar's complex caste landscape, few communities have undergone a transformation as dramatic as the Dusadhs, also known as Paswans. Once associated with village security...
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