-The Hindu West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, warned organisations glorifying Maoists that the government would take action against them anytime. Ms. Banerjee also gave a justification, for the first time in six months, as to why she could not keep her promise of force withdrawal from the Jangalmahal Addressing a press meet at the State Secretariat, she said the government still hoped that good sense would prevail upon the...
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Drought-proof village in bone dry district by Sarandha
Sehal Sagar village in Rajasthan has won the national Water award instituted by the Water resources ministry Nestled in Rajasthan’s bone-dry Tonk district, Sehal Sagar village boasts of lush green fields, wells full to the brim and healthy cattle. The surprise transformation has been possible because the village follows rainWater harvesting and develops its pasture land. Sehal Sagar has an elaborate network of ponds, canals and chaukas which ensure that every drop...
More »Erosion threat: Nath village faces extinction
-The Sentinel Assam Cluster of villages across Barak Valley have been threatened by erosions of various rivers crisscrossing the zone. A good number of villages have been completely or partially wiped out by the swirling and surging Waters of Barak, in particular, during heavy floods. Reports about the fate of such villages have appeared in the media time to time and continue to hit the headlines. The state government and its...
More »ET Awards Agenda for Renewal: Involve people in decision-making, says Arvind Kejriwal
-The Economic Times What should be the agenda for national renewal? Should we discuss what should be done in individual sectors like agriculture, infrastructure, energy, etc., and plead before the rulers of modern democracy to accept some of our suggestions or should we focus on the decision-making processes itself, which exist in governance today? Who takes decisions in our 'democracy'? Who influences these decisions? Are these processes really democratic? Is lack of...
More »Auditor may have taken PAC’s cue by Appu Esthose Suresh
Exact math used by the government’s auditor in its calculation of losses and the process it followed still unclear The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) may have taken a cue from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) while calculating losses arising from the improper allocation of second-generation spectrum to telecom companies in 2008 (or the so-called 2G scam), according to documents reviewed by Mint. This is not to suggest that the...
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