The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time since …
This was the fourth panchayat poll when Shila Devi of Nayamatpur village cast her vote. The polls usually were a staid affair, with two or three candidates campaigning on bullock carts or on foot. But this year, the 50-something was struck by the dust raised by cavalcades of SUVs, all …
CHHATTISGARH “It was a crazy time and we took great risks,” said Alok Shukla. “Sometimes I shudder to think what would have happened if we had not succeeded. We would have been facing audit questions the rest of our lives.” Shukla was referring to his challenging time as food secretary …
ASSAM is on the brink of a movement, like the one that ended with the 1984 Assam Accord. This time the concern is not illegal immigrants but dams proposed upstream in Arunachal Pradesh. In the past year and a half people in Assam have held a number of protests. The …
V NarayanaMurthi | ENS Vellore, September 26 THE Palar may now be a dry river, but very much active with its political undercurrents expected to shake the region. The proposed dam site at Ganeshpuram near Kuppam was abuzz with activities on Wednesday that gave some indication of what was brewing …
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today warned that if Goa government fails to curtail illegal mining in the State, it will be compelled to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. Speaking at a press conference in Panjim, North Goa Member of Parliament Shripad Naik said BJP will give a …
Priscilla Jebaraj NEW DELHI: Today, he is known as a champion of tribal rights and a leader in the fight against Vedanta's proposal to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri. But 14 years ago, Bhakta Charan Das, Congress MP from Kalahandi sang a different tune.
THE Government's intent was under scrutiny on Sunday with the BJP and the Left parties objecting to the word in the Cabinet-approved draft of the Nuclear Liability Bill and the intent behind it.Post this development, the BJP made its "intent" clear: It would oppose the Bill in its present form. …
Hyderabad, Aug. 20: Dr M. V. Mysoora Reddy, leader of the Telugu Desam in the Rajya Sabha, has demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into illegal mining activities in the country. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on Friday during a debate on the issue, Dr Mysoora said illegal mining of …
Dorab R Sopariwala / August 20, 2010, 0:19 IST For several years, there has been a move to construct a second airport in Mumbai as it is believed that the present Santa Cruz airport will soon reach its saturation point. However, what has been conspicuous by its absence is the …
The increasing demand for new states raises a number of questions with regard to the well-being of India’s federal democratic polity. There are four measures that must be considered while devising any framework to address the issue of federal reorganisation. These are: the constitution of a permanent State Reorganisation Commission, …
Gargi ParsaiNEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that there was no record of who from the Union Home Ministry made calls to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary for letting off Warren Anderson, then chairman of the Union Carbide Corporation in December 1984. Mr. …
Seeking to step up pressure on the BJP government, the Congress in Karnataka on Thursday said it would adopt an agitational path for three months on illegal mining issue through rallies in district and revenue division headquarters."September, October and November would be months of agitation by Congress," KPCC president R …
NEW DELHI: Congress member Arjun Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that he briefed the then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on developments following the Bhopal gas tragedy on December 3, 1984, moments after the leak.Participating in a short duration discussion on recent developments relating to the Bhopal tragedy, Mr. …
J. BalajiNEW DELHI: Sparks flew and pandemonium prevailed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with UPA and Opposition members clashing on who was responsible for the plight of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims and who helped the former chairman of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), Warren Anderson, to escape to the …
Bellary: In a show of strength at the end of its 320-km padyatra, the Congress on Monday stormed the mining bastion of Bellary, targeting the ruling BJP on illegal mining and corruption and warned it that the Centre would not remain a mute spectator to the
