April 1, 2013
Amit Kumar April 1, 2013
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Presenting facts, experiences and lessons of a study conducted to assess the engagement of states in the SRI programme in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha and the role played by various stakeholders including the government, CSOs and farmers
March 2, 2013
Soumik Banerjee March 2, 2013
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Assessing and documenting the experiences of various organizations and farmers with regard to on-site yield performance of IPVs under SRI, this study, commissioned by NCS, identifies specific areas for future action in research and policy on the subject.
March 1, 2013
March 1, 2013
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A summary of the deliberations on SRI among various stakeholders, organized by the NCS, highlighting the importance of engaging the scientific community in proving the rigour and robustness of SRI as a method of crop management.
February 7, 2013
Souparno Chatterjee February 7, 2013
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A comparative study between the Brazilian Bolsa Familia experience and the possibilities that the Indian scenario may offer as the direct Cash Transfer scheme embarks in the country
February 6, 2013
Pandit Arjun February 6, 2013
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The journey of Lata Markam of the sub-primitive Baiga tribe and her fight against abject poverty to survive with honour and dignity, her economic and social challenges and her hope for a secure tomorrow…
February 2, 2013
Pradyut Bhattacharjee February 2, 2013
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Exploring whether the benefits of the cash transfer scheme reach the real beneficiaries— the poorest of the poor—this article discusses the challenges facing the government’s latest scheme for poverty alleviation
January 19, 2013
January 19, 2013
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Giving PRIs a constitutional status two decades ago was intended to result in greater economic efficiency, larger resource mobilization, better service delivery and inclusive development leading to higher satisfaction. How far this has been achieved was the subject of deliberations in a workshop. This article is an abstract of the workshop report.
January 2, 2013
Jean-Marie Baland January 2, 2013
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Investigating the impact of microfinance participation in India on educational outcomes, this study focuses on the changes that participation in SHGs brings about in the education of boys and girls of member households in Jharkhand.
December 10, 2012
Sarada Muraleedharan December 10, 2012
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Kerala’s Kudumbashree network and the rural employment guarantee scheme have converged to provide a unique model of empowerment
November 17, 2012
Kuntal Mukherjee November 17, 2012
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Increasing the production of millet by using the SRI-millet method may prove to be one of the significant ways to address the poverty and food insufficiency problem in several tribal areas of Chhattisgarh