Daily Archives: June 2, 2011

Insensitivity of Police personnel

Probably most of us would have heard about the incident in which a woman who was hit and chased by a policeman ended up delivering a baby in open. We all must have come across such stories of total insensitivity … Continue reading

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Child Marriage

As per District Level Household & facility Survey (DLHS) conducted for 2007-08, child marriage continues to be a widely prevalent practice in India. As per the survey of women aged between 20-24, women who had married before 18 years of … Continue reading

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Missing Children

Delhi seems to be becoming a hub for human trafficking. In first twenty odd days of January itself as many as 117 children have gone missing from Delhi (almost 5 per day). These are the figures as reported to police … Continue reading

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Time govt stopped foreign funding of Civil Society groups

DNA / R Vaidyanathan / Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:45 IST Among the largest members of the Indian economy is the NGO sector or what is known as the Third Sector or Civil Society (other than government and private) in … Continue reading

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FCRA 2010 Act has become effective 1st May 2011. Govt has notified the change

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FCRA 2010 Act has become effective 1st May 2011. Govt has notified the change. Copy of the notification is attached. Govt. has made only some minor changes in the Rules, these are as follows: Description of organisation of … Continue reading

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Govt. must provide details of formation of any Expert Committee

Recently Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Delhi Govt. to provide the details of setting up of an expert committee. A Delhi resident recently sought to know whether the Sate government has set up a panel or a committee … Continue reading

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PM’s Kins Travel Expenditure needs to be disclosed

Satyanand Mishra, Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has directed PMO to provide details of expenditure incurred on PM’s relatives accompanying him on visits abroad, rejecting the argument by the PMO that it was as per conventions and hence it did not … Continue reading

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Using ICE technology for public good

Governments, at least the Indian ones, are not well known for taking initiatives in finding solutions for its problems using technology. A venture called Mapunity in Banglore is helping the governments reverse such perceptions. It is working on several fronts … Continue reading

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Steps taken to improve teachers quality

Bihar is conducting competency tests of its primary teachers. Tests basically consist of simple objective type questions in various subjects generally set for students below Class V. The test has been undertaken in demand to criticism of its selection criteria … Continue reading

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MFIs – Malegam Report ………..(5)

Today’s  issue covers Support to SHGs / JLGs Support to SHGs / JLGs A study sponsored by SIDBI over 7 year period (2001-07) states that there was a unanimous demand from group members in all the villages, that skill development … Continue reading

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