Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Congress on Monday announced a slew of populist measures including sops to farmers, students, unemployed youths, minorities, raising subsidised LPG cylinders from 9 to 12 and constitution of Vidhan Parishad in its manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. Original Source: http://www.aicc.org.in/press/madhya%20pradesh%20english%20manifesto%20-%2005.11.13.pdf
Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee Draft Election Manifesto 2013. The Election Manifesto states "The Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee, in its Manifesto for Mizoram Assembly Elections in 2008, made a number of promises to the people of Mizoram. And according to the periodic evaluations conducted by the party over the last 54 …
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised to reduce electricity charges by 30 percent in a manifesto for the December 04 Delhi Assembly Elections. After incorporating a number of suggestions received from Delhiites online, the BJP in its manifesto promised full statehood to the city, reduction in vegetable prices within 30 …
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) releases Election manifesto 2013 for Rajasthan polls. Releasing the 60-page ‘Suraj Sankalp Patra’, BJP President Rajnath Singh said people had lost faith in political manifestos released by other parties and hence his party had named it differently. State BJP chief Vasundhara Raje told reporters that the …
The BJP in Madhya Pradesh announced a slew of measures for the poor and the youth as it unveiled its manifesto for the November 25 Assembly elections, including giving smartphone to students, laptops for meritorious ones, besides benefits to five lakh youngsters under self-employment schemes. The manifesto committee chairman, Vikram …
Ahead of Assembly election in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh released BJP’s election manifesto in Raipur. Rice at Re one per kg for poor families, bonus for farmers, interest-free loans for peasants, free laptops and tablets for students are the key promises made by the ruling BJP in its manifesto. …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Subramanian Swamy Vs Election Commission of India dated 08/10/2013 on incorporating a system of “paper trail/paper receipt” in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) as a convincing proof that the EVM has rightly registered the vote cast by a …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of People’s Union for Civil Liberties & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/09/2013 on right to vote. Original Source: http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/outtoday/wp(c)No.161of2004.pdf
As the Congress and the UPA coalition endorsed creation of a separate Telangana state from out of Andhra Pradesh, Down To Earth looks at the big challenges before the new state which are similar to those faced by Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and Uttarakhand when they were created a decade ago. Telangana …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Lok Prahari, through its General Secretary S.N. Shukla (Petitioner) Versus Union of India & Ors (Respondents) dated 10/07/2013 regarding convicted persons standing for elections. Original Source: http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/imgs1.aspx?filename=40545
Bhubaneswar : Seventeen years after Parliament passed the PESA Act that empowers tribal society to take control of their own resources, the Orissa government has finally decided to make necessary changes to the Act to implement it in the state. The Panchayat (Extension to Schedule Areas) Act covers tribal areas …
CSE in collaboration with TVE Asia Pacific (TVEAP) organised a three day South Asian workshop on "New Media for Strategic Communication in Development” from from 5 to 7 June 2013, at Colombo, Sri Lanka. This workshop was modelled on a South Asian course that was conducted by CSE in New …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday presented to Sikkim an award for “extraordinary and innovative” work done by the State’s Rural Management and Development Department. The Prime Minister presented a medal, a scroll and cash award of Rs 5 lakh to DR Nepal, secretary, Rural Management and Development Department, Sikkim, …
This study examines the impact of mandated reservations for female sarpanch (elected heads of gram panchayats) on perceptions of service delivery and women's democratic participation. Using survey data from Sangli district in Maharashtra, it finds that the availability of basic public services is significantly higher in female sarpanch villages compared …
Assam’s Computerisation of Registration (Panjeeyan) Project has earned laurels for the state. The Project has won the prestigious Gold Icon National Award by the Union department of administrative reforms and public grievances for 2012-13. The state-wide Computerisation of Registration (Panjeeyan) Project in Assam was implemented by the revenue and disaster …
The 2012 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings marks the sixth edition of the annual report. As in previous years, the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania’s International Relations Program has relied on the indexing criteria and process developed by James G. McGann for …
Electronic Governance (EGOV) research studies the use of Information and Communication Technologies to improve governance processes. Sustainable Development (SD) research studies possible development routes that satisfy the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. Despite substantial progress in advancing …
SciDev.Net partnered with the London School of Economics (LSE) and Museu da Vida (Brazil) to examine science communication around the world: journalists' background, workload, and opinions on science communication, work environment and capacity building needs. Also investigated the climate of opinion among science journalists and found no evidence for a …
This study was undertaken since 2009 to examine the scale and extent of grants being released to voluntary organizations (VOs)/Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) by the government of India, both at Central and State level for implementation of various programmes/ schemes across the country. The study also focuses on the procedures for …
