By Dr. Amrit Patel: National Rural Livelihood Mission Acknowledging the fact that out of the estimated 70 million rural BPL households as per 2010 projections,
By Arpita Sharma: A Technical Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. C.H. Hanumantha Rao was constituted in 1994 by the Ministry of Rural Development, which
By Dr. Amrit Patel: With its rapidly growing economy, India is now recognized as an important economic power. Concerns on who are the beneficiaries of this
By Ankur Garg: Mahatma Gandhi’s use of charkha during independence was an important breakthrough for Indian handloom but being a small scale industry, it’s now
By Arpita Sharma: In India, where literacy remains a substantial barrier to development, radio especially community radio, can reach a large number of poor people