Agriculture & Rural Development
How to double farmer incomes
Over the past few years, new development initiatives aimed at modernising agriculture like Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) aim to expand farmer incomes.
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CSR: Agriculture and Water Pollution
“Some of the major issues of the world can be tackled by inclusive farming,” said Manoj Solanki, Farmer at ‘Chintan Farms’, Shri Ram Krushna...
CSR: The Nature’s Ecosystem in Agriculture
Agriculture was the highest contributor to India’s GDP for the longest time. In India, agriculture was viewed as the most prestigious profession followed by...
CSR: 10 ways to apply AI to social good
Artificial intelligence, while not a silver bullet, could contribute to the multi-pronged efforts to tackle some of the world’s most challenging social problems. Social...
CSR: How villagers in Odisha saved sal forest from a factory using Chipko & media
The trees of the Jhinkargadi forest have been nurtured for three generations by the villagers of Balarampur in Odisha. For more than four decades,...
5 Point Strategy for Aspirational District Programme
The Aspirational District Programme (ADP) aims to address governance issues by using a combination of approaches: lifting levels of aspirations through a vision and...
Constraints to Transforming Aspirational Districts
The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) was launched on January 5, 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under phase-1 of ADP, 115 districts were identified...
10 NGOs take the big stage to demo solutions for poverty alleviation
N/Core, the Bangalore based incubator for non-profit start-ups, celebrated the graduation of ten non-profits solving problems of poverty through innovative solutions in education and...
Eco-Friendly Alternative to Stubble Burning
Stubble burning is a norm among farmers in northern India. The practice includes intentional burning of the straw stubble remains of the crop after...
HDFC Bank Parivartan transforms 5 villages in Mandla, MP
HDFC Bank Ltd. has announced the successful completion of its Holistic Rural Development Programme (HRDP) in 5 villages in the Mandla district of Madhya...
Use CSR funds for drought relief: MNS to corporates
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has warned the Maharashtra government of resorting to violence if no concrete steps are taken till February 1 to...
7 Agriculture Apps to Support Digital Farming
India is going digital in every sector at a remarkable speed. The launch of ‘Digital India’ by the government has ensured that the process...