The sudden resignation of former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan in December last year has brought the focus back on environmental clearances to development projects in the country.
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» Jayanthi Natarajan resigns as environment minister
» Veerappa Moily to 'revisit' report on Western Ghats
» The Jayanthi Period Clearance Stat
After a gap of eight years, work on National Family Health Survey will begin from February. Covering all districts, the survey will gauge the state of Indians' health.
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» Findings of third National Family Health Survey
» MALNUTRITION IN PUNJAB
» ICDS gets packaged food for the malnourished
By the end of March, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) would have spent close to Rs 12,00,000 crore (2004-2014) on welfare programmes.
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» UPA's development report card
» Centre launches awareness campaign for MGNREGA
» Tracking UPAs development agenda
Participatory democracy, promised by the Aam Admi Party, will be put to test in Delhi. Track how this form of governance takes shape on a larger scale.
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» AAP, woh aur hum
» Why 700 litres free water daily may remain a far cry for Delhi
» 'We will work to free Delhi of pollution and improve civic amenities'
With more than a billion active members, Facebook is the third largest republic in the world. Its influence, along with other social media sites and applications, on electoral politics and social campaigns is impeccable.
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» How private is privacy?
» Clash of the cyberworlds
» Battle for the Internet
Out of India's 762 million electorate, 149 million will vote for the first time during the 2014 elections. And most of them are also prolific users of social media. This block played critical role in recent public outpourings against corruption.
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» End of dividend
» Do welfare schemes catch votes?
» Aam Admi Party can deliver if
Everybody tracks the five-yearly festival of democracy. But this time they are special because: rural-urban issues may not be an issue; welfare programmes may be rejected as doles and the contest will be over good vs bad governance.
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» AAP, woh aur hum
» Pills for polls
» Do welfare schemes catch votes?
India's first inter-planetary mission will be monitored for its success. The Mars orbiter will enter the Red Planet's orbit on September 24.
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» ISRO launches Mars orbiter into space
» Mars inside
» Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft at ISAC
You may witness the rising influence of women in every sphere of governance. Starting from ensuring village water security to keeping vigilance on rural works, they are a force no government can ignore.
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» Women take the lead, parties follow
» Scare tactics
» “Has space for women leadership”
The world will observe the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy. Track how government's curative petition in the Supreme Court unfolds. That may be a big development.
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» Promises broken, justice delayed
» The Bhopal in us
» Bhopal gas disaster: the tragedy continues
The world will have to finalise a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) to replace the MDGs after 2015. Track how the UN led “inclusive” process decides the new goals .
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» Include disabled in UN’s post-MDG development agenda
» Few nations can achieve child mortality reduction goal set for 2035: report
» EU admits development funds also cover climate grants
The 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties will take place in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea from 6 - 17 October.
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» Taking stock of biodiversity
» A conservative agenda
» A bill for biodiversity
This COP in Lima, Peru, would be important on two counts. One, Ban Ki Moon has called for a high-level meeting in September this year under the UN General Assembly, where he would ask countries to give their targets for the years between 2015 and 2020.
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» Drama over Loss and Damage
» COP19, WARSAW: INDIA LOSES MOMENTUM
» Montreal Protocol Meeting
The 12th Five Year Plan will practically come into effect with this year's budget, though technically it started from 2012. This is also the time for its mid-term evaluation. Track how the Plan that promises highest ever budget for development unfolds.
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» 12th Five Year Plan to spend highest ever on development
» Draft Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012–2017)
» Budget offers big push for rural infrastructure