India’s first open jail for women by Prachi Pinglay
Yerawada prison is a place of contrasts. In one part of the 17-acre complex near the city of Pune in…
Read MoreTurnaround of India State Could Serve as a Model by Lydia Polgreen
For decades the sprawling state of Bihar, flat and scorching as a griddle, was something between a punch line and…
Read MoreNew food scheme based on Tendulkar report likely
A“reworked and realistic” food guarantee scheme is on the anvil. The Suresh Tendulkar panel report is likely to form the…
Read MoreLeaders set to siphon off Rs 100cr NREGS funds
The government has decided to divert about Rs 100 crore of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) funds to construct…
Read MoreFood subsidy bill to rise by Rs 6,000 crore: Montek
Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday told NDTV that the food subsidy bill is set to rise by Rs 6,000 crore…
Read MoreRural health scheme likely to be extended to 2015, say officials by Radhieka Pandeya
The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the Union government’s flagship scheme to improve healthcare services in rural areas, is likely…
Read MoreAbout 100 crorepatis in Rajya Sabha; Rahul Bajaj richest
About 100 Rajya Sabha members have declared their assets worth more than Rs1 crore with independent Parliamentarian from Maharashtra Rahul…
Read MoreNeeded: a food security law by Praful Bidwai
The UPA government has betrayed its promise of inclusive growth over the years as a result of which poverty ratios…
Read MoreUN seeks to improve safety of schools and hospitals in natural disasters
The United Nations has launched a worldwide campaign to enhance the safety of 1 million schools and hospitals, where poor…
Read MoreGovt. accused of failing to protect rights of Adivasis by Santosh K Kiro
Supreme Court appointed commissioners have asked Jharkhand government to set up an enquiry commission to probe reports of hunger deaths…
Read MoreA Sieve Of A Scheme? by Chandrani Banerjee
* Documentary evidence gathered by the Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC) from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Rajasthan…
Read MoreCabinet clears anti-torture bill
The Cabinet on Thursday cleared the long-pending Prevention of Torture Bill for introduction in Parliament with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh…
Read MoreDouble oilseed production to achieve self-sufficiency
With the increase in population and purchasing power of people, the per capita oil consumption too is rising steadily. The…
Read MoreUN-led campaign to provide affordable health care for Indian women
Tens of thousands of Indian women and their families will have access to quality maternal and child health-care services thanks…
Read MoreHoarders may face state crackdown by Santosh K. Joy, Liz Mathew and Sanjiv Shankaran
In an all-too-rare political consensus, India’s Central government and 10 states on Thursday decided to take a call in the…
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