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As India is primarily an agrarian economy supporting 60% of the population, reviving agriculture and allied sectors would be critical post COVID.

As India enters into the 4th phase of lockdown, we are caught between the dilemma of savings lives or protecting livelihoods by keeping the economy open and running. The most marginalised, daily wage earners, unorganised labour class and those at the fringes of our society have been disproportionately affected.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has become an important driver of the rural economy in light of COVID-19 and the lockdown across the country. Yet, in most of the villages of Jaisinghnagar block, Shahdol, the work either did not start, or came to a standstill soon after.

The focus of MGNREGA has to be re-shifted to employment generation from asset building

There are multiple civil society organizations working relentlessly towards the development of women's workforce in the country, but few have made an immense breakthrough in the last few years.

Like every year, 2022 will also witness themes and campaigns around World Environment Day. One of the most pressing topics of our time, around the environment is climate change.

Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), a non-governmental organisation based out of New Delhi, published this report on April 18, 2022. The report focuses on the livelihood of Adivasi communities in the states of Jharkhand and Odisha. It is the first report in a series planned to study the livelihoods of Adivasis across the country.

खूंटी जिले के तोरपा प्रखंड के किसानों का पलायन रुक गया है। यहां एक परिवार एक से डेढ़ लाख की कमाई साल में कर रहा है। चेकडैम और तालाब बनाकर पहाड़ का पानी रोक रहे हैं।

आज रांची में प्रदान एवं Water.org के संयुक्त तत्वाधान में SWACHH परियोजना के दूसरे चरण का शुभारम्भ किया है, जिसे 3 प्रमंडलों (दक्षिण और उत्तर छोटानागपुर और संथाल परगना) के 10 जिलों के 70,000 परिवार के साथ अगले 2 वर्षों की अवधि के लिए लागू किया जाना है।