Uttarakhand, a mountain state in North India has passed an ordinance to give land ownership rights to daughters and wives of male landowners. The ordinance is aimed to “facilitate the…
In September 2020, the Indian government had passed three farm acts that that would have expanded the scope of trade areas, promoted e-trading, removed middlemen in the supply chain and…
COVID-19 has triggered mass reverse migrations from cities to rural areas in India. It is estimated every sixth migrant worker, largely employed in unorganised sectors like construction and handlooms, has…
The Deccan Development Society (DDS), a network comprising some of India’s poorest and most marginalised women, was awarded the 2019 UNDP Equator Prize as “an outstanding example of a nature-based solution to climate change and sustainable development”, that is building local capacity.
The government of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh, has launched a plan to become the first area with 100% natural farming methods by 2024. Along with the support of the…
