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 …
The US continues to be the biggest donor for Indian NGOs, contributing a little less than one-third of the total Rs 10,337 crore received by various NGOs. NEW DELHI: The US continues to be the biggest donor for Indian NGOs, contributing a little less than one-third of the total Rs …
Putting the BJP government in the dock for illegal mining in MP, Janata Dal ( United) president and NDA convener Sharad Yadav said illegal mining in Jabalpur district is not less than that of Bellary in Karnataka. Talking to media persons on Sunday, Yadav said, those who operated the illegal …
In search of good governance that can make the running of their businesses smooth, over 500 industrialists and business aspirants from Maharashtra’s border district of Sangli are set to expand or start businesses in northern Karnataka. Reportedly, 600 acres of land has been identified in Kagwad, Lokur, Shedbal and Athani …
Resolves to fight graft with several legislations in first address after illness; Mum on retail row Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said the UPA government was committed to eradicating corruption and sought the Opposition’s help in the passage of a variety of antigraft legislations, including the Lokpal bill. The appeal …
The anti-corruption movement has enabled the Indian middle class to feel smug about itself. Its members have gone through a vast range of emotions during the last two decades, from self-hatred to self-righteousness. Liberalisation of the economy has created for this class an excitement of many kinds. It has meant …
Gehlot launches Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act, 2011 The Rajasthan Government on Monday launched its ambitious guaranteed delivery of public services as the day coincided with the 122{+n}{+d}birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attended two major functions, one in Ajmer and the other in Jaipur, …
Why has the Anna Hazare movement against corruption steered clear of people’s movements, and why have the latter behaved likewise towards the Hazare agitation? Manoranjan Mohanty (“People’s Movements and the Anna Upsurge”, EPW, 17 September 2011) is despondent about this gap between the two. The reasons are obvious and are …
Anti-graft activists in Meghalaya on Monday demanded amendment to the Meghalaya Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta Act, 2002 on the lines of the ombudsman in Uttarakhand. "We want the Meghalaya government to either amend or repeal the existing Meghalaya Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta Act, 2002 since, in the present form, it is toothless …
In a softening of stand, social activist Anna Hazare on Friday told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel and Law and Justice that it would be acceptable to his team if the government brought in strong legislation on a citizen's charter, grievance redress, whistle blowers' protection and judicial accountability to …
If the proposed Lokpal Bill intends to address corruption in high places, the UPA government, as part of its anti-graft campaign, plans to introduce a Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill to complement it in the coming winter session of Parliament. At a joint press conference, Rural Development Minister Jairam …
The Lokayukta Bill passed recently by the Uttarakhand Assembly is closer to Team Anna’s Jan Lokpal version than the one drafted by the UPA. For, it includes all government servants except High Court judges, powers to dismiss corrupt officials and permanent blacklisting of business entities that benefit from corruption. It …
As the government gears up for a year-long campaign to spread awareness about the Right to Education, a report on teaching and learning in rural India finds that progress in learning ability of students has not been commensurate to the massive investment in primary education and increase in enrolment. The …
Concerned about the lack of awareness about the legal entitlement to basic education for children up to the age of 14, the human resource development ministry has planned out a yearlong community awareness and mobilisation programme. The Shiksha ka Haq Abhiyan (Right to Education campaign) will be flagged of on …
This Education Day (November 11), the principal of each elementary school in India will receive VVIP mail -- a letter from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Contained therein will be a highly personalised message of the PM for the children of the country, who have long been guaranteed the Right to …
Govt takes ‘U-turn’ after NAC members criticise Prime Minister’s remark on RTI With political rivals and members of Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council subjecting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to criticism for his statement that RTI was coming in the deliberative processes in the government, Law Minister Salman Khurshid has clarified …
PM Manmohan Singh on Friday endorsed the concerns of his ministerial colleagues over Right To Information, saying the transparency enabler should not adversely affect deliberations in government and deter honest officials from expressing their views on file. While hailing RTI’s extensive use and underlining his government’s intent to strengthen the …
Asserting that there will be no dilution of the RTI Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said Government wishes to make Right to Information an “even more effective instrument” for ensuring transparency but wanted a “critical look” at it to address certain concerns. Dr. Singh said the transparency law …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare that his government is not only committed to an effective Lokpal law but also working on a comprehensive agenda to eradicate corruption and improve governance. Responding to a letter from Mr. Hazare, the Prime Minister said creation of Lokpal was …
Both civil society and government have travelled a long way on the Lokpal Bill. The official Bill is a much improved version of earlier efforts. Most of the key elements for a strong and effective law are in place. What remain are differences on whether the Lokpal should cover all …
