Another round in Kerala
The local body elections in Kerala my turn out to be just another trial of strength between the two dominant political formations in the State, with the key issue of empowerment of the people for
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Employment in lean seasons
In the general election 0f 2009, India
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Women sarpanchs show way in rural development
A silent revolution is on in the villages of India to strengthen the leadership potential of the elected women representatives in the panchayats , so that they can make hunger, poverty and injustice
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All Dhaka city people yet to get safe drinking water
The Awami League-led government is yet to fulfil its electoral pledge of supplying pure drinking water to the entire population by 2011, failing even to provide safe drinking water to all the citizens
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Govt tables Food Bill in House
The National Food Security Bill — promised by the Congress in its 2009 General Elections manifesto to provide legal foodgrain entitlement to over 63 per cent of population — was introduced by Food Minister
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State’s utilisation to touch Rs 500 cr
GUWAHATI, Dec 20 – During the current financial year, the State initially faced some problems in utilising the Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) funds due to the State Assembly elections.
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Cabinet clears mega food Bill
Sonia’s ‘aam aadmi’ proposal likely to be introduced in Parliament today Brushing aside fears of food scarcity and inflation, the Union Cabinet tonight cleared the much-awaited National Food Security
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U.S. to support climate fund
P. S. Suryanarayana SINGAPORE: American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday pledged support for the creation of a global climate fund to help developing countries. She called for credible elections in Myanmar and restraint on the inter-Korean border.
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Naveen woos fishermen with Rs 30-crore package
BHUBANESWAR: As the panchayat elections are on the threshold, the Naveen Patnaik Government seems to have gone into a overdrive. Scheme after scheme; package after package, there is no end to playing to
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German Nuclear Plants Get a New Lease
BERLIN -- The victory of Chancellor Angela Merkel's new alliance in elections last month promises to extend the country's use of nuclear power -- and reignite protests among those who have fought to phase it out.
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Steering The World Economy
After having slain the saffron dragon in the elections, and ended India
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WB to provide $ 172mn for solar home systems; Deal to be signed today
The World Bank will provide $172 million additional financing for Bangladesh to support the installation of additional 630,000 solar home systems and other renewable energy mini-grid schemes. The US$
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Shanties resurface on mangrove land
Mumbai: Taking advantage of the laxity of civic officials and the police during elections, virgin mangrove lands near Kandarpada, Dahisar, are being reclaimed to build illegal shanties and industrial units.
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Allocation and pricing of gas: Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (2013-14)
Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas present this Nineteenth Report on "Allocation and Pricing of Gas". The Committee took evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural
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Slum project will help, not hinder: Dharavi MLA
Mumbai The Rs 15,000-crore redevelopment project that many residents believe could oust them from their home and hearth may have redrawn battle lines in parts of Dharavi, but MLA Varsha Gaikwad is confident of her chances of getting re-elected.
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More clean air follies
A perennial problem in democracies is the reluctance of permanent bureaucracies to accept that elected officials should set policy. This has been famously satirized in TV shows such as Britain's
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Make environment a poll plank, say experts
Chandigarh: “Environment should be an agenda for Punjab’s upcoming assembly elections and both the parties should make a commitment to save natural resources and environment of Punjab”, said Umendra Dutt,
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Vidarbhas cup of woes overflows
Rahi Gaikwad VIDARBHA: Around one crore voters in the Vidarbha region are set to exercise their franchise on October 13 for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Six months will have elapsed since they last voted for this year
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Anti-Nuke Team Hopeful of Support of Local Bodies
The anti-nuclear protests at Kudankulam entered the tenth day on Thursday, with leaders of the rainbow organisations demanding scrapping of the nuclear plant in the village hopeful that the newly-elected
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Training of sarpanches, panches begins
Recognising the need for capacity building of the recently elected Panchayati Raj leaders, the Haryana Institute of Rural Development (HIRD) has launched the first phase of training programme at the