Rural Growth

In public schools across Bihar, students are growing their own vegetables in ‘nutrition gardens’

The Ankuran programme was launched by the state government along with UNICEF India.

Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
· Dec 11, 2019 · 01:30 pm
In rural Jharkhand and Rajasthan, a social audit reveals the health problems plaguing young girls

A social campaign highlighted issues of child marriage, early pregnancies and girls’ access to hygienic toilets.

Sadhika Tiwari, HealthCheck.in
· Nov 30, 2019 · 09:30 pm
In maps: How India’s states compare when it comes to rural development

As can be expected, South India beats North India.

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· Nov 21, 2018 · 06:30 am

In a Jharkhand district, women are growing food in their kitchen gardens to tackle poor nutrition

Backyards tended by women in Gumla district are providing a rich variety of local cereals, pulses and vegetables.

Soumi Kundu
· Oct 21, 2017 · 08:30 pm
In a Kerala ‘goat village’, Adivasis make sure they get the right price for hardy Indian goats

Cutting out the middleman has helped rural people survive as they face worsening heat and drought.

K Rajendran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
· Mar 02, 2017 · 11:30 pm
How the Centre and state governments bypassed villagers' plans for MGNREGA to push their own targets

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Ankita Aggarwal
· Feb 19, 2017 · 07:30 am

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