Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Goa environmentalists cheer Pramod Sawant's proposal for rain harvesting, raising ground water level

t the NITI Ayog's meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, Sawant said his government would take steps to ensure proper rainwater harvesting to overcome scarcity in the state. Karnataka and Goa, the riparian states of Mahadayi, have been locked in a bitter battle over the sharing of water of the river. Environmentalist Sachin Tendulkar said that the focus should be on rainwater recharge in higher reaches and foothills of the state through micro watershed-based approach.

Odisha government estimates losses of Rs 12,000 crore due to Cyclone Fani, says amount may increase after door-to-door survey

'We have submitted a tentative loss figure of Cyclone Fani to the central team. This amount may increase as the officials will undertake a door-to-door survey to access the actual loss,' Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) BP Sethi said

Marathwada villagers demand jobs under MGNREGA as drought dries up work in farms, factories

Fearing a rise in the number of suicides, alcoholism and housebreaking incidents, farmers in Marathwada are demanding that the Maharashtra government immediately provides jobs to the youth under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' slogan in MP, says daughters need to be saved from BJP MLAs

Rahul Gandhi began his two-day tour of Madhya Pradesh by offering prayers at the famous Maa Peetambara Peeth temple complex in Datia in Gwalior division.

Ahead of Rajasthan polls, group of protesters say 'will choose NOTA' if govt doesn't agree to universal-standard pension

Swarlal from Bhilwara in Rajasthan has been sitting under a tree at Parliament Street, listening attentively to speakers demanding that the government disburse universal pension of Rs 3,000 for the elderly, single women and specially-abled people.

For NDA's move to raise MSPs of monsoon crops to matter, agriculture needs structural changes, says economic analyst

Madhura Swaminathan talked about the challenges facing Indian agriculture, including low MSPs and farm income and disagreement with Aadhaar-enabled food security in the PDS.

Chief ministers' panel and NITI Aayog deliberates on using MGNREGA funds for rehabilitation of agricultural land

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath suggested the use of MGNREGA funds in supplementing labour costs in agriculture

Delayed payments under guaranteed rural employment programme MNREGA decline to 6-yr low: SBI report

Delayed payments under the guaranteed rural employment programme MNREGA fell to 6-year low of Rs 67,956 crore last fiscal ended 31 March, a SBI research report said

Economic Survey 2018: Use of technology has led to transparent and effective enforcement of labour laws

The Economic survey highlights labour reform measures, including technology-driven initiatives that ensure delivery by reducing complexity in compliance.

Digital transaction helped NREGA workers receive wages on time, claims government

Almost twice the number of MGNREGA workers have received their wages on time so far this year on account of use of digital technology and other measures, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) said on Friday.