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Market linkage could ensure higher returns for farm produce
Posted on 03 Aug, 2020 06:49 PMA recent national study on farmer producer’s organisations (FPOs) supported by Tata Trusts investigates gaps looming in business transactions between FPOs and market players and recommends interventions to bridge these.
![Red chilli wholesale market at Karnataka (Image: Pxhere, CC0 Public Domain)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/chilly.jpg?itok=TzrI1-ay)
NREGA tracker looks at the schemes’ performance
Posted on 26 Jul, 2020 08:46 PMAs per the findings of an NREGA tracker launched by the People’s Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG) the lockdown saw a record spike in jobs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
![Women working on an NREGA site building a pond to assist in farming and water storage. Gopalpura, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh (Image: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/nrega_0.jpg?itok=_VxDldgL)
Green court slams centre over groundwater withdrawal in dry areas
Posted on 23 Jul, 2020 09:24 AMNGT slams centre over groundwater extraction in dry areas
![A well in Rajasthan (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/27560459605_dd7aeae4a2_z_0_2_0.jpg?itok=YSl0s1KE)
Harnessing demographic dividend amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
Posted on 21 Jul, 2020 06:42 PMThe Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the challenges to the youth as regards employment opportunities. The policy steps taken by the government have led to a slowdown in economic activities, leading to loss of jobs and mass unemployment.
![Migrant women workers continue to suffer unemployment and underemployment (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/woman-worker.jpg?itok=Uu71WtZ1)
Creating an Atma Nirbhar Bharat amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Posted on 18 Jul, 2020 05:16 PMAccording to the International Labour Organization (ILO), about 63 countries across the globe have prepared National Development Framework or National Employment Policy (NEP) to decide the roadmap for employment generation mainly after the global financial crisis, 2008.
![Brick kiln workers (Image: ILO Asia-Pacific)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/labour-ilo.jpg?itok=StbD-LfN)
Kamla, Kosi and Bagmati rivers in rage, disrupt life
Posted on 15 Jul, 2020 07:58 PMDue to intermittent rains in the Terai region of Bihar and Nepal, the water level of Mahananda, Kosi, Kamla and Bagmati rivers of North Bihar is continuously increasing and flood conditions have started to build in the region.
![Locals provide aid to people hit by floods in Bihar](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/flooding_rivers.jpg?itok=p-2n5Y6Q)
Floods in Bihar: Government prepares to shift people to safer places
Posted on 15 Jul, 2020 07:51 PMDue to incessant rains, many rivers in Bihar are in spate and there is a situation of floods in the state. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has forecasted heavy rains for the next two-three days, which may worsen the situation.
Heavy rains predicted
![Children drinking milk at a flood relief centre in Bihar (Source: Bhartiya Jan Utthan Parishad)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/relief_lead.png?itok=ohcWQg26)
Drone to help monitor embankments and save people trapped in floods
Posted on 12 Jul, 2020 05:50 PM#HelloWRD: A social media campaign
![Completed flood protection in Naruar, Bihar (Image Source: Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Twitter handle)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/repair_work_on_embankment_0.png?itok=XOG27oVH)
Reinventing waste management during Covid-19
Posted on 11 Jul, 2020 10:19 PMIndia stares at a Covid-19 induced waste management crisis and there is a need to strengthen waste management services. An important sanitary barrier to prevent the dissemination of illnesses and diseases, waste management’s impact on the world’s healthcare systems, and the economy are significant.
![A lab technician discarding disposable gloves (Image: CDC/Kimberly Smith, Christine Ford acquired from Public Health Image Library)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a-lab-technician-discarding-disposable-gloves-pv.jpg?itok=Qlw0ixZI)
Tank desiltation scheme in Maharashtra: Policy concerns and way forward
Posted on 10 Jul, 2020 02:07 PMTank systems of India
![Desiltation activities undertaken under the GDGS in Maharahstra (Image Source: NASHIKONWEB.COM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desiltation_of_irrigation_tanks.jpg?itok=IvLYdSIw)