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 …
Panchayats at different levels play an important role in the implementation of rural development schemes. Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Panchayats are the principal implementing agencies. However, most of the panchayats do not have proper place to efficiently discharge their duties and responsibilities. Inclusion of construction of …
The Open Budget Survey 2010 reveals that 74 of the 94 countries assessed fail to meet basic standards of transparency and accountability with national budgets. This opens the door to abuse and inappropriate and inefficient use of public money. The good news is that all governments -- no matter their …
Amongst the myriad tribal communities in the State, the Mising community has fared badly as far as literacy is concerned, the tribe having a sixth place in the literacy ladder with its literacy rate at 60.1 per cent. What is more disappointing to the community is that its female literacy …
This essay integrates metaphysics, science, politics, political economy, and moral philosophy in order to explore the ways in which some Gandhian ideas, when given a genealogical reading in the dissenting thought of Early Modernity in Europe, might provide a deep basis for (a) diagnosing the religiosity of our own time, …
Maharashtra state is one of the progressive states in the country. The state initiated Maharashtra Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MREGA) way back in 1972. By taking into consideration the guidelines related to the right to work under section 41 of the Indian Constitution; the scheme was given the constitutional validity …
Under the professional Institutional networking (PIN) of Ministry of Rural Development,United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) sanction Appraisal of impact assessment study, in the three districts namely Sirsa in Haryana, Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh and Hoshiarpur in Punjab. NREGS was started in the first phase in these selected districts. Study has …
In 2008, the Ministry of Rural Development issued guidelines on convergence of MNREGA with other development programmes and schemes to enable creation of durable assets and strengthen the livelihood resource base of the rural poor. In the framework for convergence, the role of NREGS is to provide the primary input …
The Union Government, especially the Ministry for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj deserve all credit for declaring 2009-2010 the year of the Gram Sabha
Considering the potential of works carried out under NREGA for strengthening the livelihood resource base of marginalized groups of people provides good linkages with other development initiatives so that the coordinated work can lead them for sustainable livelihood support. Long term benefits and sustainable development are however possible only when …
Election studies (which are here defined as scholarly work focusing on the major phases of the electoral process, i.e. the campaign, the vote, the announcement of results and subsequent government formation) constitute a distinct sub-genre of studies on democracy, which focuses, so to speak, on the ‘mechanics’ more than on …
Layoffs During Downturn Resulted In Record Number Of Job Applications From Corporate Professionals Preeti Kulkarni MUMBAI WHILE the Indian corporate sector seems to have shaken off the effects of the worst financial crisis the world has faced since 1929, recruitment activity in several sectors is yet to pick up speed. …
A Bill to amend the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005. This Act may be called the National Rural Employment Guarantee (Amendment) Act, 2009. http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/NREGA/The%20National%20Rural%20Employment%20Guarantee%20Amendment%20Bill%202009.pdf
Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to mark all the differently-abled children in the state and bring them into educational main stream. Reviewing the
President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday stated that innovators at the grassroot level can help provide answers to climate change and called on the government to lay down a National Innovation Policy to usher in the much needed coordination among various initiatives in research, education, agriculture, medicine and business. Addressing the …
KOCHI: The elevation of three panchayats in the suburbs of Kochi is expected to give a facelift to the metro city. The elevation of Thrikkakara, Maradu and Eloor panchayats as municipalities was part of the urban agglomeration plan of Kochi metro city. It was a long standing demand of the …
