Erratic weather patterns and low returns on investment have jeopardised the future of farmers in India

As in the formal economy, the farm economy also suffers from the concentration of landholdings within a small group

In the next 14 months, 62 countries will go to polls resulting in far-reaching ramifications for global governance

Economic growth alone will not lead to poverty eradication. Global efforts must factor in the ecological reasons behind poverty

Panchayats have become a powerful systematic investment plan for political parties to deepen their local influence.

India’s anti-corruption drives do not factor in the poor who become the worst victims of the scourge.

India needs 30,000 agri-markets to give a fair deal to farmers and ensure that their produce does not perish in the test of time.

It raises a question: Will they ever come out of poverty?

India’s 100 backward districts can teach a new lesson on development if communities are allowed to script their development plans.

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