Governance And Institutions
Delhi should count on rainwater to quench thirst
Delhi should bank on rainwater to quench its thirst says eminent environmentalist and director of the Centre for Science and Environment, a city based environment NGO Anil Agarwal. The two other sources of water for the city, the river Yamuna and ground water are badly depleted.In this situation situation rainwater …
A ray of hope for Rudiyas
The Rudiyas, the socially and economically downtrodden people living in this highly tortuous terrain, are no longer victims of the vagaries of nature, their lot has been considerably improved by Dr. Anil P. Joshi who in 1980 introduced improvised tools and modern designs for the baskets and other products made …
A new way of rural development
"Et Bidi/Et Chamber (Every home/ Every Firm)" is now a popular slogan among four lake people of Tarapur, a remote Upazila of Tarapur District of Bangladesh. Since launching of the "Et Bidi/Et Chamber" Programme by Finance Minister Shah MS Ciboria on May 4, 2000, there had been a surplus of …
NGOs' meeting on 5-yr Plan
The steering committee on the voluntary sector constituted by the Planning Commission is meeting for the first time on Friday to review the efficiency of existing programmes and consider recommendations for the sector.
Transporters to seek deadline extension
The Federation of Delhi State Transporters, a newly-formed front of taxi and bus unions, has decided to approach the Supreme Court to give them one year's time to switch over to CNG technology. The federation has also decided to hold a peaceful march on March 19 and hand over their …
Narmada water reaches Ahmedabad
The Narmada waters have finally reached Ahmedabad resulting in a 70 per cent rise in the daily drinking water supply to the city, which has gone up from 50 million gallons to 85 million gallons. The water is being pumped through pipelines to the Raska wier, which in turn was …
Japanese aid for Dehra Dun NGO
The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), a Dehra Dun-based NGO known for innovative approaches to primary and adult education and literacy programmes among tribals and other marginalised groups of Garhwal, has received yet another boost with the Japanese Government agreeing to financially support its project to develop infrastructure for …
Rural project plans worth Rs 2,162 cr cleared
The Rural Development Ministry has approved project proposals worth Rs 2,162.56 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana for 23 States and two Union Territories for the next financial year. The 2001-02 Budget has earmarked Rs 2,500 crore for rural roads programmes, official sources said.
Fertility experts set to clone humans
An international group of fertility experts met in Rome today to announce details of their plans to be the first scientists to clone a human being.The team, including the Italian obstetrician, Dr. Severino Antinori, who became famous for helping a 62-yeart-old woman give birth, will discuss their strategy for human …
Uttaranchal to punish parents who keep children from school
Parents who do not sent their children to school in Uttaranchal state will now be penalized with a deduction in their ration quota under the public distribution system.Children, on the other hand, will be rewarded with incentives like a midday meal or other nourishments in school.Talking to reporters here on …
A radio station of, for and by village women
Machnoor, a tiny village near Zaheerabad town of Medak, about 110 km West of Hyderabad, is like any typical poverty-stricken village of the backward and dry region of Telangana. But there is something unique and unusual about the place symbolised by a tall transmission tower protruding into the sky. This …
Upbeat plan for a dam in Belize turns nasty
When a Canadian power company proposed a dam along a branch of the nearby Macal River, officials here welcomed the investment. They hoped the project would wean Belize from electricity bought from Mexico, and provide a new water source for an existing dam and powerplant that struggle during the dry …
NGOs can make rules but governments control the money
Ever since the demonstrators squished that trade summit in Seattle 15 months ago, people have complained that non governmental organizations want nothing less than to block globalization. This understates their real ambition grievously. The NGOs that count don't want to block globalization at all. They want to control it.
Maharashtra zilla parishads to get e-packages
The ledgers can indeed be locked away now. The e-revolution sweeping through rural Maharashtra has taken one step further, penerating the 33 zilla parishads (ZPs) in the state and saving them time and money.
UNDP lauds CM's bid for decentralization
The forum for strengthening decentralization commended the efforts of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh for decentralization of powers in Madhya Pradesh the forum which met in New Delhi, suggested that this should be emulated by other states of the country also.
Wonder food
RORES - Reorganisation of Rural Economy and Society, a rural NGO based near Srinivasapura in Kolar district, is making valiant efforts to distribute the wonder food spirulina in six of the poorest villages of the State.
NGO study on agro sector
Various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and other voluntary organisations in Himachal Pradesh, where more than 80 per cent of the population is engaged in the agricultural sector, feels there is a big gap in dissemination and transfer of knowledge and technology to the people at the grassroot level.
Let 'museum pieces' speak for themselves
When the United Front Government was going full stream on its programme for infrastructure development, a seemingly innocuous legislation - the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas Act (PESA) - was passed by Parliament during end-1996. The 73rd and 74th Amendments of the Constitution of 1992, which had introduced the three-tiered …
