-The Times of India NEW DELHI: National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) has put out a detailed analysis on the Kejriwal government's Delhi Janlokpal Bill 2015. Pointing out that as per the draft the Janlokpal is not independent of the government, the report also questions the silence over how expenses will be met. NCPRI, which has been continuously questioning the government's decision to bring the bill without any public consultations,...

Agricultural insurance is supposed to protect farmers from financial hardships and risks when crop losses and damage takes place due to extreme weather events such as drought, cyclone, hailstorms, flood etc. However, in reality this does not hold true in India. Due to the failure of crop insurance schemes in India, there has been a deepening of agrarian crisis and rural distress in the recent times, particularly in the backdrop of...

-The Hindu A student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) suffering from severe cerebral palsy has become the only student with the severe disability to complete a Ph.D from the varsity. Akshansha Gupta, who hails from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, is suffering from 95 percent disability but managed to complete his thesis on ‘Brain and Computer interface’. JNU Vice-Chancellor Sudhir Kumar Sopory awarded Mr. Gupta the Ph.D in a special ceremony. Cerebral Palsy affects...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government should be allowed to aid and advise the Supreme Court collegium in appointing judges to the higher judiciary. In a meeting called by the Bar Council of India, eminent jurists, speakers from state bar councils, all high court bar associations and the SC bar association unanimously supported broad basing of the judges appointment system. Apart from nominees of the government and the BCI, the...

Inclusive Media for Change invites applications from media persons in English and Hindi for Inclusive Media - UNDP Fellowships 2015. The Fellowships are given to increase and sharpen media coverage of rural distress/ development and the issues of the marginalized people. The fellowships are aimed at promoting democratic social change, particularly through empowerment, participation, good governance and better understanding about media and the marginalised. The ideal candidates would be willing to...