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Topic: Villages

Policy paralysis holds down land rates in Delhi villages, nearby areas of Haryana & UP see uptick

Two crucial land reforms proposed for Delhi’s development—land pooling policy and green development area policy—have been hanging fire for over a decade.

Emission surveys, local climate action plan — how govt plans to make gram panchayats carbon neutral

Till date, only a few gram panchayats have taken initiative towards becoming carbon neutral. It will be a step-wise guide for implementing projects, says a senior official.

Villagers don’t have a say in their development. This IAS officer-led group is changing that

Three basic principles — a low-or-no cost model, convergence, and people-participation — can speed up rural development in India.

Not a single Dalit in 60% of Kolkata’s neighbourhoods. How caste divides Indian cities

Indian urban localities are as segregated as our villages. Caste is still an important factor in deciding the organisation of spatial environment in cities.

Yediyurappa’s plan to name flood-hit villages after corporates draws flak, he does U-turn

The chief minister had proposed to rename villages after corporates who donate over Rs 10 cr for their rehabilitation but backtracked after angry villagers protested.

Modi govt calls its model village scheme path-breaking, but 35% projects yet to start

Sharp dip in participation of MPs in Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana recorded — from 703 MPs in first phase to 283 in third.

India is more urban than politicians know

India is a land of cities and not villages, but the lack of a standard definition is making urban-rural classifications political and arbitrary.

How an IIT team is helping put 1,000 villages on the map of India

Villages in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand are being added to the map after 88 years of 'existence', because the last time India was mapped was by the British. 

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.