Author Archives: SRRF

Pilot project replacing PDS with Direct Cash Transfer to start from Delhi

Posted on October 7, 2011 by SRRF

Delhi Government is about to be the first to start pilot project in Central Delhi District replacing the much maligned PDS system with Cash Transfer Policy. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has sought a grant of Rs … Continue reading →

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RESOURCE MOBILISATION- GIVING BY INDIVIDUALS IN INDIA

Posted on October 4, 2011 by SRRF

It is an established fact that the foreign funding is coming down in India. Raising concerns of a large number of NPOs, particularly the ones relying on such funding, on how they could continue with their activities. SRRF has always … Continue reading →

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Food Safety and Standard Act 2006

Posted on October 3, 2011 by SRRF

Today what we eat is so much prone to contamination at any point of Food Chain. Often referred to as Farm to Fork, major risks in this chain could be identified as pesticide overuse, irrigation by untreated sewage water, poor … Continue reading →

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Technology- Mobile Wallet soon to be a reality

Posted on October 1, 2011 by SRRF

Soon all of us who are used to payment by credit card may have to get used to paying using our mobile phones. Already legal framework is in place to facilitate the same. A customer can transfer up to a … Continue reading →

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Water Conservation

Posted on September 30, 2011 by SRRF

In 2000 Delhi High Court order followed by a notification by the Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) had made it mandatory for all buildings with a discharge of more than 10,000 liters of water per day to recycle water … Continue reading →

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Making Community, Owner of its own facilities

Posted on September 30, 2011 by SRRF

MCD is using Bhagidari scheme to involve community in maintenance of colony parks. Residents Welfare Associations (RWAs) are allowed to adopt parks belonging to MCD and get plants, fertilizers and funds to recruit gardeners for the maintenance of their neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Decongesting our cities

Posted on September 27, 2011 by SRRF

In a recent move by NDMC in Delhi, it decided to charge parking costs at the Khan Market to discourage use of vehicles at the instance of Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), however the traders took the civic agency to … Continue reading →

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Huge demand for primary teachers

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SRRF

India’s RTE act has brought new challenges. The Act which requires the pupil-teacher ratio to 30:1, the governments across the country need to recruit a large number of teachers. As per the Govt. estimates there is a requirement of 5.1 … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Solid Waste

Posted on September 21, 2011 by SRRF

A new Power Plant, using Private Public Partnership model, is being set up in Okhla in New Delhi which will generate power from solid waste. Once completed, the plant will produce 16 MW of electricity, enough to serve six lakh … Continue reading →

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Railways continue to use Manual Scavengers despite a Ban

Posted on September 19, 2011 by SRRF

Most of us would have seen scavengers manually removing human waste from railway tracks, despite Manual Scavenging being declared illegal way back in 1993 vide Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act 1993. The Railway board either denied … Continue reading →

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