Monthly Archives: September 2011

Census 2011- Improvement in Sex Ratio

Posted on September 16, 2011 by SRRF

The good news of marginal improvement of 0.75% in the sex ratio from 933 (in 2001) to 940 (in 2011) is marred with the unpleasant news of severe decline in the child sex ratio. However first the good news and … Continue reading →

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Census 2011 -Population growth rate finally drops

Posted on September 13, 2011 by SRRF

India’s population of 1.21 billion is 17.5 % of World Population. During the decade 2001-11 it has grown at 17.64%. This decadal growth rate is almost 4% (3.9% to be exact) less than the decadal growth of 21.54% during 1991-2001. … Continue reading →

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Appointment of Transparency Officers in each Ministry

Posted on September 12, 2011 by SRRF

Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed GoI to appoint Transparency Officers in each ministry who will serve as nodal officer between the CIC and the ministry. Further it will be the task of these officers to ensure implementation of Section … Continue reading →

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Right to Education – Progress Card

Posted on September 10, 2011 by SRRF

There is no doubt that country has made a good progress in enhancing literacy in the country. As per Census 2011 the literacy rate has gone up by almost 10% to 74.04 % from 64.83% in 2001. It is hoped … Continue reading →

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Census 2011

Posted on September 9, 2011 by SRRF

Some of the pertinent information as per Census 2011 provisional: Population                            : 1.2 billion (2001: 1.02 billion)  (121,01,93,422 to be exact) 2011 2001 Decadal Growth          : 17.64% 21.54% Rural                             : 68.84% 72.19% Sex Ratio                      : Rural              : Urban             : … Continue reading →

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Population Density – How it has Impacted Northeast Delhi: Most densely populated

Posted on September 9, 2011 by SRRF

As per 2011 census district of North-East Delhi has highest population density of 37,346 persons per sq km – a whopping 37% increase since 2001 census. The gravity of situation becomes more alarming when considered with some other areas: North-East … Continue reading →

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Transfer of FC money outside India

Posted on September 7, 2011 by SRRF

Dear Friends, I am facing a practical problem. We have recently signed an agreement with EU for a 5 year project. As part of the project proposal we had included GUES, Denmark as one of the partners (In EU language, … Continue reading →

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CSR and Brand Building

Posted on September 7, 2011 by SRRF

Amid increasing focus on business transparency, a recent survey undertaken by KPMG called ‘India Corporate Responsibility Survey 2011’ indicates that only 16% of the top 100 listed companies in India have a corporate responsibility strategy in place. The global scenario … Continue reading →

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Making ”Smoking Ban” more effective

Posted on September 6, 2011 by SRRF

A few days earlier a Post was shared on Global strategy for curbing use of tobacco products. Ban on public smoking is one major component of this strategy. In this post we share how this legal recourse is panning out … Continue reading →

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Right to Recall Elected Representatives

Posted on September 5, 2011 by SRRF

Anna Hazare has recently reignited the debate of Right to Recall elected candidates. This demand was first given out by Jayaprakash Narayan in mid-seventies. However the process to recall the elected candidates did not progress much despite the Janta Govt. … Continue reading →

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