Category Social Sector

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW),2016

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA & FW) is one of two constituent departments under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the other being the Department of Agriculture, Research and Education (DARE).
DA&FW is primarily responsible for policy formulation, regulation and implementation of programs relating to agriculture and farmer welfare in India. Its functions span foodgrain production, farmer income support, crop insurance, market linkages, and agricultural sustainability.

Key institutional arms include the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP), which recommends Minimum Support Prices (MSPs); the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES); with multiple attached support subordinate offices. The Department has been a Centre of India’s Green Revolution, food security policies, and recent farmer-centric digital reforms.

Gender & Transport: How Women Are Affected?

Gender & Transport: How Women Are Affected?

Mobility and transportation are crucial tools for the exchange of information and resources, broadening services, and connecting economies. Gender mobility is defined as differences in mobility patterns based on gender. These patterns are often dependent on accessible, affordable and available transport, inclusive of the security concerns.

Mentoring for Excellence: Impact of the Margdarshan Initiative

Mentoring for Excellence: Impact of the Margdarshan Initiative

India has a large, complex and multi-layered system of technical and higher education. It has the third-largest higher education system in the world, next to China and the United States. The development of human resources of the country is a critical factor for the progress of the Nation.

International Literacy Day, 2025: Transcending Traditional Literacy to Digital Literacy

International Literacy Day, 2025: Transcending Traditional Literacy to Digital Literacy

International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on September 8 to underline the importance of literacy in human development and societal growth. The World Conference of Ministers of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy, held in Tehran in 1965, sparked the inspiration for the global celebration of a literacy day.

From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Everyday Leadership of Gadiya Lohar Women in Bareilly

From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Everyday Leadership of Gadiya Lohar Women in Bareilly

Through this blog, I shared my insights from creative ethnographic research, which documents the everyday leadership of Gadiya Lohar women in Bareilly. Traditionally nomadic blacksmiths, the Gadiya Lohars are now settled in roadside clusters, living precarious lives with little access to clean water, sanitation, housing, or education.

Women at the Table of Public Policy Formulation and Leadership Roles in Maharashtra

Women at the Table of Public Policy Formulation and Leadership Roles in Maharashtra

We often say numbers don’t lie — but the truth they tell depends on where, and how, we look.
 In my recent study, “Quantitative Assessment of Women’s Representation and Influence in Maharashtra’s Governance and Public Policy (2005–2025),” I set out to do exactly that: measure how visible and influential women are in the state’s decision-making spaces. 

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