India and Nepal share unique ties of friendship which was strengthened after the 1950 Treaty of Peace and Friendship that allows for free movement of people and goods across the border. Nepal shares a common border of nearly 1,800-km with the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Over the years these open borders have been used for illegal smuggling and human trafficking. India being the destination and transit

Caritas India is all set to roll out its BMZ Global Programme in all four states namely, Assam, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha. The programme will cover 260 villages in 18 districts to build resilience to natural calamities, enhanced nutritional and food security, social inclusion and strengthening civil society learning. On 23rd June 2021, Programme Thematic Associate – DRR of Caritas India Ms. Kalika Mohapatra along with partner organization,

Education is a luxury which only a few can afford, especially if it is higher education for the migrants. The Right to Education has made education a fundamental right for every child between the ages of 6 and 14 and specifies minimum norm in elementary schools but this does not apply for the higher and professional education. Although India has the third-largest higher education system in the world after US and China, according to the world bank.

One of the two key indicators to assess the food and nutrition status of the community is to measure the anaemic status among pregnant mothers and women in general. And the other is the level of malnutrition cases, especially among the under-5 years (U5) children. The food and nutrition security programme Sabal has created a greater impact in reducing malnutrition among under-5 years children which were revealed from the two mid-line nutritional

Rural development is not possible without stimulating agricultural growth. Agriculture holds a 20% share in the Indian Economy but very little has been done to promote this sector. Investment in the agriculture sector is the most important deterrent to upscale production and end poverty. Most of the smallholder farmers are engaged in subsistence-oriented farming which is mostly of low intensity, low-yielding, and insufficient to cater for the needs

People at Nongspun and IewMawlong market in East Khasi Hills may not realise that the mushroom they are buying is carefully cultivated under a controlled environment for days. The farmers from Wahramkhar village travel 6 to 65 km by road to sell their products in the markets. A women group in Wahramkhar village cultivate these mushrooms. With the money earned, the group members purchase materials like plastic, big post and sheds etc. for the next

“It was over a short period of time, but it has had a great impact on every health worker. We were just one of the hospitals in the town treating Covid 19 patients since the beginning of the pandemic. We opened a new ward dedicated to Covid 19 patients and began with the Holy Mass and a Blessed Sacrament procession. I can confidently say that we felt the presence of God in our hospital. In the beginning, it was literally entering into the unknown.

Collectivization of producers, especially small and marginal farmers, into producer organizations has emerged as one of the most effective pathways to address their many challenges of agriculture but most importantly, improved access to investments, technology, farm inputs, and markets. To build a prosperous and sustainable agriculture sector by promoting and supporting member-owned producer organizations/companies, that enable smallholders to enhance