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VB-G RAM G: Reading the fine print

New Delhi, July 7 -- India's flagship rural jobs guarantee has been rewritten. VB-G RAM G replaces MGNREGA with a bigger headline promise - 125 guaranteed workdays instead of 100, at a higher wage - b... Read More


India's anomalous rural wage bounty

New Delhi, June 26 -- A standard review of rural living conditions in India uncovered something unusual: male rural wages jumped 17 per cent year-on-year in March 2026, far above the typical 5-6 per c... Read More