Adding diversity to plate
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
Right To Information (RTI)
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Only seven cases registered against RTE violation low awareness about RTE
MUMBAI: It has been a year since the Right to Education (RTE) Act was implemented nationwide, but there is very little awareness about it. Complaints against any violation of the act can be registered by citizens with the national or state commission for protection of child rights. A right to information (RTI) application revealed that only seven complaints have been filed with the state com
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Need to file an RTI, expert help is now at hand
MUMBAI: A new breed of professionals is on the rise that owes its existence to the Right To Information (RTI) Act that has grown popular and powerful as it has proved to be effective in empowering citizens. The professionals, though few, are experts on the RTI Act. They are well-versed with the act's finer points and can draft questionnaires for applicants.
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Anna's next war of Indian independence
<p>Sunita Narain profiles the man who never took half steps to development and transformed a drought-hit village into a prosperous one back in the 1980s Anna Hazare The first time I met Anna Hazare was in the mid-1980s. My colleague Anil Agarwal was travelling in search of answers to how India could regenerate lands and address desperate poverty.
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Hazare announces jail bharo on April 13 after govt rejects demands
NEW DELHI: The government has rejected the demand of Anna Hazare to issue an official notification to constitute the draft committee for Lokpal Bill and also rejected the proposal for an outsider to lead the new committee of government and civil society. The protesters announced that Kapil Sibal had conveyed about this decision to them and has also said that Pranab Mukherjee will head the commi
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Hazare bug bites city, two RTI activists on fast
Two Right to Information activists in the city have launched an indefinite hunger strike here, marking the first formal support from Tamil Nadu for anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare.
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It is misleading to say we are shunning dialogue: Hazare
Writes to Manmohan: Tell me a single meeting you called and we did not come.
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Vizhinjam seaport: plea for detailed EIA
Project will cause serious environmental damage: forum Memorandum submitted to Jairam Ramesh Land already acquired without EIA, alleges forum Thiruvananthapuram: The Watchdog Committee on Climate Change, a people's forum for conducting studies on climate change and ecological issues related to livelihood and protection of the environment, has urged the Ministry of Environment and Forests to ord
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Karnataka bans endosulfan
<p>The Karnataka government has banned use of pesticide endosulfan with immediate effect for a period of 60 days. The state Cabinet, chaired by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, announced the decision on February 17.
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Plan Panel says no to RTI in PPP projects
The Planning Commission has shot down a proposal of the Central Information Commission (CIC) to bring private entities executing projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, arguing that it is applicable on public authority and not on private companies. "RTI is not Right to Information on private companies.
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Yamuna Bank was meant to be green area, says NGO
NEW DELHI: The tussle over the