In the debate on development paradigm Jawaharlal Nehru is frequently presented predominantly as a strong advocate of heavy industry, large dams and big machines - someone who placed big hopes in modern technology. However, a more careful reading of several of his writings presents a different picture of a thoughtful mind troubled by several aspects of modern technology and industrial society, a mind which was prepared to go back hundreds...

Jean Dreze and Aruna Roy, members of the Central Employment Guarantee Council (CEGC) — governing body for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme — on Tuesday kept away from ‘MNREGS Sammelan 2010’ here, describing it as a “ceremonial function.” In their joint letter to Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi, the social activists, who had played a crucial role in shaping the manual job guaranteeing law, said, “We see little...

The Centre is considering seeking the help of private institutions to impart training to BPL households to augment functional capability of workers in rural areas, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Tuesday. Addressing the MNREGS Sammelan 2010, Dr. Singh said integration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme with the National Rural Livelihood Mission was among the options before the government to not only create job opportunities...

Are the world and human society in general ready and willing to take action on critical issues that require a major change in the manner in which we produce and consume goods and services?  The science of climate change is now well established. This is the result of painstaking work of over two decades carried out by thousands of scientists drawn from across the globe to assess every aspect of...

क्या छत्तीसगढ़ में विधि व्यवस्था और सांविधानिक संरचना टूट चुकी है। भले ही सूबे की सरकार इससे इनकार करे मगर देश के कुछ सबसे ज्यादा प्रतिष्ठित नागरिक संगठन कम से कम ऐसा ही मानते हैं। कई नागरिक संगठनों ने सरकारी अधिकारियों, अदालत और यहां तक की प्रधानमंत्री को भी ऑपरेशन ग्रीनहंट के तहत हो रही उस पुलिसिया ज्यादती के बारे में लिखा है जिसे सूबे की पुलिस और अर्द्धसैनिक बल...