Governance And Institutions
Call to preserve Pulicat Lake
Environmentalists have stressed the importance of conserving the Pulicat Lake spread across Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the second largest brackish water lagoon in the country after Chilika in Orissa, for the sake of traditional fishermen dependent on it and the migratory birds, especially the exquisite flamingos which have made …
New 'evidence'about human genes
In what is claimed to be a "radical" breakthrough which contradicts the conventional understanding of human genes and their influence on behaviour, two teams of British and American scientists have found that there are no more than 30,000 to 40,000 genes-nearly a quarter less than what was believed at the …
Conserve water campaign launched
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Digvijay Singh, inaugurated Statewide Gram Sampark Abhiyan (village contact campaign) from Maksi in Ujjain division yesterday. Conservation of water is the main thrust of the campaign but an on-the-spot assessment of the impact of the Government's welfare programmes will also be done during the …
Lady of the lake
An IAS officer with idea and idealism is authoring a little people's revolution in Nainital. And the famed Naini Lake is getting its beauty back.
Rs.500-cr. 'untied grants' for panchayat raj bodies mooted
A proposal to allocate Rs.500 crores from the State's Plan funds as "untied" grants to panchayat raj institutions will be made to the Chief Minister, Mr. S.M. Krishna, who also holds the Finance portfolio, Mr. M.Y. Ghorpade, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, has said. If accepted, the grants …
Axe to fall on 95 pc primary schools
More than 95 per cent schools in the tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh will be closed if the government implemented its proposal to close down all primary schools where the number of pupils was 20 or less.
Total literacy in Indian is over 50 years away
Harvard study: India will take at least 5.6 decades to attain universal literacy for the population as a whole, while female universal literacy will take around 6.5 decades, according to a study by Harvard University.
Together they grow
A people-oriented project in the Garhwal region of Uttarachal is decreasing migration from the hilly hamlets and addressing health and economic issues.Implementing the programme is the Dehra Dun-based Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), which has won many accoladea for its role in empowering the Van Gujajrs, a forest-dwelling, pastoral, …
Villagers join hands to work wonder
Water has transformed another village to an oasis of plenty amid the ravages of drought in Rajasthan. This otherwise nondescript village on the Jaipur-Delhi National Highway, about 30 km from Jaipur is slowly becoming a place of reconnoiter for planners and social activists after the revolution that has taken place …
Paths are made by walking
An organisation called Seed Trust (Social, Education and Economic Development Trust) based at Tirupattur is involved in tribal welfare activities in 32 out of 264 villages scattered in the Javadh Hills.The Seed Trust, which was started in 1985 was set up to enable the rural people, especially the socio economically …
Orissa scheme to tackle water scarcity
The Orissa Government today launched an ambitious programme titled 'Operation Trishna' to tackle the impending drinking water scarcity in the state. Several districts are facing a serious drought situation because of poor rainfall during this past monsoon. Launching the programme at the State Secretariat here this afternoon, the Chief Minister, …
Right to governance for each villager
This Republic Day, Madya Pradesh will become the first state in the country to gift each and every member of its rural population the responsibility of governance. The state has named the project Gram Swarajya where the village become more important than the panchayat, elected by three-four villages.
B'desh deploys more troops on border
Tensions remained high on Bangladesh border with Myanmar as both sides reinforced troops after a shootout over the construction of an illegal embarkment, officials said.
Govt set to implement Gram Raj from Jan 26
With the objective to develop village as a politically, socially and economically autonomous unit, the state Cabinet has given final shape to the concept of 'Gram Swarajya' in Madhya Pradesh to be brought into effect from January 26.
MP to launch gram swarajya
The Digvijay Singh government will launch gram swarajya (village self-rule) throughout Madhya Pradesh from 26 January. Its avowed objective is to develop each village as a "politically, socially anad economically autonomous unit" and to "move beyond panchayat raj towards a more participatory system".
Gram Sabhas to prepare report cards
In a positive step towards ensuring right to information to the people, the Gram Sabhas to be organised across Rajasthan on republic Day will conduct social audit of all works undertaken as part of the drought relief programme last year. The one-day Gram Sabhas will be organised by panchayats in …
Right to information Bill tabled in Assam House
The Congress government in Assam tabled the Assam Right to Information Bill, 2001 in the Assembly and fulfilled one of its key electoral promises of bringing about transparency in governanace. The Chief Minister Mr Tarun Gogoi, tabled the Bill.
