rural India

In Kangra district, traditional recipes help a group of young fieldworkers build trust in a community wary of outsiders.

Using insights from existing IDR articles, we answer four key questions on India's panchayats, examining their mandate and the realities of grassroots governance.

Popular in his village for his low-cost innovations, including a bamboo mixer grinder and fan, Messi now needs money and guidance to build a drone.

In Nagaland’s Khongka village, residents and the village council are pooling resources to keep their primary school functional despite government neglect.

शुष्क राजस्थानमध्ये, पशुधन बाळगणाऱ्यांना चाऱ्याची कमतरता भासते आणि त्यांच्या सामायिक जमिनीवर अतिक्रमणांचा सामना करावा लागतो. थाना या लहानशा गावातील रहिवाशांनी यावर एक उपाय शोधून काढला त्याची कहाणी.

Four mothers from a village in Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya, discuss why they share knowledge of plants, wild greens, and herbal medicine with their children.

Rural India generates millions of tonnes of unmeasured plastic waste. Integrating village-level data through existing platforms can help build a truly inclusive circular economy.

The idea of local self-governance has been a key part of India’s political imagination. However, development has often meant centralisation, undermining communities’ rights over jal, jangal, and zameen.

शेतीमध्ये यंत्रांचा वापर होत असल्याने मुसहर समुदायासारख्या दुर्लक्षित आणि भूमिहीन गटांच्या, उपजीविकेचे साधन नष्ट झाले आहे.

The new rural jobs bill replaces several key MGNREGA provisions. Experts warn that it centralises power and weakens workers’ right to demand work.