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 …
JAMMU: Director School Education Gulzar Ahmed Qureshi today asked the Education Department functionaries to concentrate on improvement of education standards at elementary level to attain better results at the higher levels of schooling. He observed that the result percentage of 10th and 12th classes can show significant improvement only by …
When it comes to caring for the greens, there is no stopping the Tatas. At least, the string of awards says so. The Jamshedpur plant of Tata Motors Limited has added another feather in its cap by bagging the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award, 2011. The automobile major, which also …
The district primary education department has failed to utilise funds of Sarva Siksha Mission (SSM) in various circles of the district. Following a probe by the district administration it was found that nearly Rs 6 crore in 14 circles of the district are lying unutilised. The district administration placed a …
TO BRING in transparency at the panchayat level, Punjab is planning to reintroduce direct election, in which village residents choose their sarpanch. The state had switched to indirect election in 2008. Under the system elected panchayat members chose a sarpanch among themselves. Indirect election makes it easy to remove a …
Urban centres like Delhi reluctant to even share basic information Classrooms give shelter to cows and buffaloes, while students sit outside in the compound. Children carry their own plates to school for mid-day meals and later rush back home on the pretext of washing the dishes, but never come back …
How the State has responded to the fasts of Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev and Medha Patkar and how the media has portrayed them are a study in contrasts and say something about our society.
Much more needs to be done to meet the basic needs of the existing urban population, even as one plans for future migrants. Our cities and towns may still not account for 50 per cent of the population, but they play a major role in economic development, governance and planning. …
This bill provides for the constitution of a Lokpal Authority which will be independent of the public officials and public authorities that it will be empowered to investigate and prosecute. Such independence is sought to be provided both by way of a broad based and transparent selection process as well …
Activist to go on fast as scheduled; Government mulls all-party meeting on July 3 Gandhian activist Anna Hazare vowed to intensify the stir for a stronger anti-graft legislation, saying the threat from corruption was greater than from Pakistan, and that the government is not serious about rooting out corruption.
A Bill to provide for the establishment of the institution of Lokpal to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for matters connected therewith.
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and School Education Minister Archana Chitnis appealed to the people of the state in their message to help realise the concept of developing an educated and golden Madhya Pradesh through School Chalen Ham Abhiyan by admitting every child of their family and society to …
A day after it engaged in a heated exchange of words with civil society representatives, the government today acknowledged that discussions with Team Anna in the joint committee had ensured in vastly improving the provisions of the Lokpal Bill that it had originally drafted. At the same time, it suggested …
Minister of State (independent charge) for Woman and Child Development and Minister In-charge of Khandwa district Ranjana Baghel launched School chale hum abhiyan and Shala Praveshutsav at Khandwa. Addressing a programme organised at Anandnagar middle school, Baghel said that the resolution of the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to make …
Civil society, government continue to disagree on the shape of transparency bill The talks between the government and civil society activists broke down on Wednesday evening without any agreement on the shape of the Lokpal Bill. The government leadership, which made it plain that the Centre cannot go along with …
This report examines the progress that MGNREGA has made in the rapid expansion of employment provision through its demand-driven rights-based approach. It highlights experiences from states that have successfully implemented the Act and discusses the evidence on the impacts on poverty and social inclusion in India.
