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Governance And Institutions

  • NGOs without accountability

    In an order affecting thousands of non-government organisations (NGOs) across the country, the Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the Union government not to release any more grants to them until

    • 25/10/2000

  • Most dams have not helped in checking floods

    Report: Damodar Valley Corporation and Hirakud projects were the last two of the large dams constructed with the primary aim of controlling floods, claims the draft report prepared by the World

  • Medha Patkar on indefnite fast from today

    The Narmad Bachao Andolan chief Medha Patkar has decided to sit on an indefinite fast here from Wednesday, in protest against the recent Supreme Court judgement allowing the construction of the

  • Ahmedabad-based SRISTI bags Asian Innovation Award

    A city-based voluntary organisation, 'Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Innovation' (SRISTI), which assists rural innovators, has won the Far Eastern Economic

    • 23/10/2000

  • Govt set up NGO watchdog

    An inspectorate is being set up by the ministry of social justice and empowerment to monitor the working of the government supported NGOs. It is expected to be a permanent body. This was disclosed by

  • World accolade comes to Tilonia

    The Barefoot College, Tilonia, in Rajasthan has been conferred the Germany-based 2000 Nuclear-Free Future Solutions Award. The Barefoot College, founded 29 years ago by the noted social worker Snjit

  • Villages make their own kinds of schools

    Jamudi, a village on the Amarkantak-Shahdol road in Shahdol dirstrict of Madhya Pradesh has risen to fame for its unique educational experiment. It houses Shram Niketan Sansathan (SNS), set up by

  • Govt. aims at total literacy by 2005

    CM: The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Monday said the Goverment would leave no stone unturned in achieving the goal of total literacy by 2005 A.D. and stressed the need for carrying on

  • AP govt for toal literacy by 2005

    In a bid to achieve the goal of total literacy by the year 2005, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to set a Total Literacy Mission and start a statewide week-long programme for Monday next,

  • 'Pathshala' project's second phase to be launched

    The Rajasthan Government will soon launch the second phase of the experimental Rajiv Gandhi Golden Jubilee Pathshalas in the State. A pet project of the present Government headed by Mr. Ashok Gehlot,

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