-NDTV.om The government has asked schools to refund the fees to the parents, failing which strict action will be taken against them. New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party led Delhi government has taken tough stand against excess fees levied by schools as part of its initiative 'rendering education as a service'. The government has asked schools to refund the fees to the parents, failing which strict action will be taken against them....
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"At Least 1 Should Die": Cop On Video Of Sterlite Protests That Killed 10 -J Sam Daniel Stalin, Uma Sudhir & Aloke Tikku
-NDTV.com Nine people had died in anti-sterlite protests inTuticorin by the time Chief Minister Palaniswami announced an inquiry into Tuesday's police action Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu: Some distance from where the anti-Sterlite protesters were, a Tamil Nadu policeman in plainclothes had parked himself atop a police bus. He was armed with what appeared to be an assault rifle and had Been seen in photographs, taking aim. On the road below, are a...
More »Dr. Samir Chaudhuri, paediatrician and founder of Child in Need Institute (CINI), interviewed by Civil Society News (New Delhi)
-Civil Society News New Delhi: In 1974, Dr Samir Chaudhuri, a paediatrician working in Kolkata’s slums, founded Child in Need Institute (CINI) to tackle the many dimensions of child malnutrition. It struck him at the time that malnutrition wasn’t just a clinical problem but a complex phenomenon rooted in gender issues. Over the years, led by Dr Chaudhuri, CINI developed deep understanding of the social, economic and political underpinnings of malnutrition...
More »How Modi Government Helped Vedanta's Sterlite Plant Bypass Environmental Norms -Nitin Sethi
-TheWire.in/ Business Standard New Delhi: The controversial expansion of Vedanta’s 1,200 tonnes per day copper smelter in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu has Been stayed by the high court on May 23 after at least 11 people protesting against the plant were shot dead by state police. The court has ordered that the company consult people before building the plant – something the company claimed it was legally not required to do. Vedanta claims...
More »What Has the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Achieved So Far? -Ashwini Dabadge, Ashok Sreenivas & Ann Josey
-Economic and Political Weekly The central government’s flagship programme to provide free liquefied petroleum gas connections has Been in operation for two years, providing more than 3.5 crore free LPG connections to poor women. This much-needed scheme is a major step to reduce indoor air pollution, drudgery faced by women, and one that promises to extend LPG access. However, little is known about the progress of the scheme. Has it led...
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