Political

Organisers: Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) and UNICEF

Venue: S.M. Sehgal Foundation Auditorium,
                   Sector 44,
                   Gurgaon,  Haryana

IRRAD is an initiative of the S M Sehgal Foundation, registered as a Trust since 1999 to further the wellbeing of rural communities in India. IRRAD directly engages with communities, implements Integrated Sustainable Village Development in select village clusters and promotes citizen participation in rural governance combined with sustainable development solutions.

Floods in Orissa, Jammu and Himachal

Heavy rainfall for 3 days in a row caused the Hati river in Kalahandi, Odisha to overflow on Sunday, necessitating the evacuation of at least 2,000 people.  A day earlier, torrential rains caused flash floods in Jammu and Himachal Pradesh causing 200 villages to be washed off.

Worst-ever deficit monsoon

This document by Indian Council of Agricultural Research contains the impact of inspiring interventions in agriculture and its allied sectors.

On the 4th and 5th of August 2012, Civil Society Organisations Prakruti, South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) and Save Western Ghats Movement organised a two day workshop on Impacts of Mini Hydel Projects (MHPs) on Communities and Ecology in Karnataka, with a main objective to give voice to the numerous unrecorded impacts a

Organizer: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Venue:   Anil Aggrawal Green College 
                   Centre for Science and Environment, 
                    38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area (Near Batra Hospital)
                    New Delhi

This document by Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation is on the minutes of the first meeting of sectoral innovation council. It sheds light on the need for innovation in rural water sector.

Organiser: Water Privitization-Commercialization Resistance Committee

Venue: 5th Floor
                  Society for promotion of Wastelands Development
                  14 A Vishnu Digamber Marg
                  New Delhi 110002

This document by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, is a draft policy for the exploration and exploitation of Shale oil and gas in India. The consumption of natural gas has increased in the recent times and is projected to increase even more in the coming years.

On August 7th, many groups all over the world need to come together and participate in a "World Handloom Day" in their respective countries and states to celebrate the sustenance of handloom-based textile production and asking Governments to be more responsible to the people dependent on such livelihoods.  In Asian Countries, where handloom production is a major econom

This report by Ministry of Rural Development is an analytical anthology of all major research studies done on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) that were published in various academic journals or came out as stand-alone reports.