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Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan: Emerging Trends
The future of the PRIs looks bright, with sustained proactive initiatives by the state government and continuous capacity-building interventions by the State Institute of Rural Development-Rajasthan.
New Leadership in Odisha
In a representative democracy, leadership holds the key to emancipation of the poor and marginalised. However, the challenge lies in making these communities assertive enough to work systematically in...
The Story of Rukkanapalle
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme even when moderately successful, has been the harbinger of a major change in the lives of the rural underprivileged. Distress migration h...
Experiences from Sikkim Making MGNREGA Deliver
MGNREGA offers a historic opportunity with its scale, bottom-up planning and sectoral flexibility. The empowerment of panchayati raj through effective social audits is making this programme an agent o...
A Career in Rural Development
With new emerging areas in the field of rural development, there is immense scope for employment for trained professionals, whether in the government, corporate sector, research organisations, or non-...
A Historical Perspective of Tropical Cyclone Research
The monitoring, prediction and forecast of tropical cyclones (TCs) over the northern Indian Ocean (NIO) basin goes back 150 years. A historical account of the developments is presented here, along wit...
Climatological Characteristics and Structure of Tropical Cyclones
A tropical cyclone is an intense low pressure system that is classified on the basis of its wind speed. The phenomena has a definitive structure and a well-defined life cycle.
Early Warning System and Phailin
Cyclone Phailin crossed into Odisha and adjoining northern Andhra Pradesh near Gopalpur on October 12, 2013. India Meteorological Department (IMD) accurately predicted the genesis, intensity, track an...
Cyclones in the Northern Indian Ocean
Tropical cyclones (TC) in the northern Indian Ocean (NIO) have several prominent characteristics as compared to storms in other ocean basins of the world, especially in their genesis, structure, disas...
Observational Network for Cyclones
The accurate prediction of a tropical cyclone depends on correct monitoring of its location and intensity. The observational network plays a key role in determining the characteristics of a cyclone.