Call for Bill that provides for universal PDS coverage by Gargi Parsai
Members of the Right to Food Campaign on Monday “rejected” the proposed draft of the National Food Security Bill that…
Read More6 yrs on, 3 petty thieves convicted for murder of NHAI whistleblower
In what appears to be a travesty of justice, three petty thieves were convicted of murdering National Highways Authority of…
Read MoreRight to education faces court test by Samanwaya Rautray
Ten days before it comes into force, the Right to Education Act has been challenged in the Supreme Court as…
Read MoreHC lens on hunger death
When Jhintu Bariah, his wife Bimla and their three children died one after the other over a span of four…
Read MorePublic funding of elections
Democratic political systems in every advanced western country have faced challenges posed by the role of political finance or…
Read MoreWomen in panchayat councils seek quota within quota by Aarti Dhar
Impressing upon political parties to take note of discrimination against women from the Dalit and backward communities, scores of women…
Read MoreInitiative to ensure menstrual hygiene among rural women by Ananya Dutta
The Gender Hygiene Programme is attempting to change attitude towards menstrual hygiene It involves SHGs manufacturing inexpensive sanitary towels from…
Read MoreVedanta mine slammed by Indian government team
A team of experts from the Indian government has released a damning report on the activities of FTSE 100 company…
Read More‘Slum dwellers have benefited, but not enough’ by A Srivathsan
“Absolute number” increased to 827.6 million in 2010 over 10 years Achievements of China, India spectacular Urban sprawl is symptom…
Read MoreLPG dealership scheme to empower rural women by Sujay Mehdudia
Even as acrimony continues to haunt the status of the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Petroleum Ministry has gone ahead with…
Read MoreNational Food Security Bill to be vetted by Law Ministry by Gargi Parsai
The Empowered Group of Ministers that met here on Thursday has advised the Union Food Ministry to get the National…
Read MoreGovt plans to go biometric with census
The Centre is planning to undertake an ambitious effort to create a national population register — a proposal that has…
Read MoreFrom a lay, unskilled worker to an award-winner by Smriti Kak Ramachandran
“The training coupled with our steely resolve has led us to where we are today — confident and proud” There…
Read MoreIn defence of PDS
The central vigilance committee led by retired Justice D. P. Wadhwa, which was established by the Supreme Court of India…
Read MoreAsia heads record levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis, UN health agency says
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is now at record levels with Asia bearing the brunt of the epidemic, says the United Nations…
Read More