Governance And Institutions
Goa NGOs solve civic problems
Lokmata, a civic group in the south Goa city of Margao got cracking in desilting the city's main drains - work allegedly neglected by the municipal authorities.
Global campaign will put every child in school
On April 3, in Washington, Brussels, Delhi, Durban and Sao Paulo, the Global Campaign for Education starts its effort to hold countries accountable for having every child in primary school. The Global Campaign's Week of Action is an attempt of more than 200 citizen and teacher organisations to push for …
Small can be beautiful and successful
In Bhalapur, local people, mostly Dalits, have turned barren land into a lush forest. While most big projects funded by foreign agencies are known to displace people, in this Madhya Pradesh. The village women provided protection to the stumps from grazing animals and preying people. For protection against grazing animals …
Centre to plan for tribal girls
The Centre is drawing up an ambitious plan for tribal women wherein they would get land for cultivating medicinal herbs and help produce medicines on a cooperative basis, Union minister of state for human resources development Sumitra Mahajan has said. Ms. Sumitra Mahajan rued that a rich stock of herbs …
Pune plant researchers discover new species
Research scientists at the Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research (NGCPR),have claimed a niche for themselves in the realm of plant science. The Royal Botanical Garden, the Kew Garden, has credited the NGCPR with discovering a new plant species. The plant was named Brachystelma Naoroji.
25 crore child labourers in the world
Report: Of the 130 million illiterate children worldwide, about 25 crore are child labourers, a new report has said. Addressing a press conference, South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS) convenor Kailash Satyarthi said human rights were being violated as governments did no pay heed to liberate child labourers.
Need for big dams stressed
Specifically mentioning the controversial Sardar Sarovar project, the Gujarat Government has reiterated at an international forum the need to go for big dams, maintaining that micro-watershed management structures cannor provide a permanent solution to the water scarcity in the State.
Drive by TWAD Board, Metrowater to harvest rain water
The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board's office in Chepauk was till recently buying water from Chennai Metrowater. For the last one week, the agency stopped doing it. The reason: the Board has become self-sufficient after installing a rainwater harvesting structure in its premises about 10 days ago. …
Perfect model of community initiative
In Raj Samadhiyala village, Rajkot, Gujarat, there is no dearth of water, every child goes to school, and has its very own code of conduct _ Raj samadhiyala Penal Code. Villagers pay fines for violating the rules of this code - anything from Rs 1 for throwing garbage on the …
Ship with toxic waste was Gujarat-bound
The International environment organisation Greenpeace yesterday said the Belgian government had "arrested" a bulk carrier docked at Antwerp on reports that it had hazardous materials on board and was bound for scrapping in Alang, Gujarat. According to Greenpeace, such exports have been banned under the European law since 1998.
NRIs pledge commitment to developing India
Action India, launched by three prominent US-based non-resident Indians (NRIs), promises to blossom into the most ambitious non-governmental endeavour by overseas Indians to accelerate social and economic grwoth in the new millennium.
Govt unhappy with limited NGO reach
The Union ministry of social justice and employment is unhappy with the performance of NGOs because of their limited reach and their furnishing of non-viable projects under various welfare schemes, including that of pre-examination coasting for SC-STs and OBCs.
NGOs come into their own
It is remarkable that non-governmental organisations are today involved in 52 per cent of World Bank's projects around the world, according to the World Bank's Annual Report 1999. There has been a significant jump in NGO involvement in the last few years. While only 28 per cent of World Bank-run …
100pc literacy rate
Unicef selects Kohat as model district : United Nations International Children Education Fund (Unicef) has selected Kohat (Pakistan) as a model district for achieving the target of 100 per cent literacy rate (primary education enrolment) during the next two years.
No basic educaiton for 67 m Indian children
Over 350 million Indians will enter the new millennium unable to read or write and 67 million children have no access to basic education. Such is the dismal state of affairs according to the United Nation's The State of the World's Children -2000 report, which was submitted to the President …
Hubble rescue delayed again
The space shuttle Discovery's rescue mission to the Hubble Space Telescope has been pushed back again so that workers can replace a dented fuel line.
Gakhet to become UN village
Gakhet VDC, a remote village located in Nepal, is being developed as UN VDC. The VDC lag far behind in education,transport and communication sectors.
