-The Hindu Uttarakhand is still in dire need of a development plan that is also sensitive to the fragile ecosystem that was crippled by the floods and landslides of 2013 Santosh Naudiyal stood on the verandah of a building in Rudraprayag last December while he narrated his story. On October 1, 1994, the night of the Rampur Tiraha massacre, Santosh and his friends boarded a bus to New Delhi to participate in...
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Rs 60,000 crore cost overrun in Maharashtra irrigation projects: CAG
-The Times of India MUMBAI: In a severe indictment of the state irrigation department, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India that inspected 601 ongoing projects in the state has found a cost overrun of Rs 60,235 crore. Nearly 77 projects have been underway for more than 30 years and another 195 projects for more than 15 years. Of the 601 ongoing projects, there was a cost overrun of Rs 47,427 crore...
More »With onset of paddy season, farmers try to woo ‘missing’ labourers with added attractions-Raakhi Jagga
-The Indian Express Ludhiana: Even as the paddy season began on June 10, farmers are still busy wooing labourers to work in their farms, while many landlords have increased bounties to attract previous year's workers. They are offering unlimited rations, milk, non-vegeterian food once a week, mobile recharge, Bhojpuri music while farmers work in the fields and much more. Migrant labourers usually work in Punjab fields but with MNREGA providing employment at...
More »Disadvantaged groups have little access to public goods, says India exclusion report -Jitendra
-Down to Earth Most severely and consistently excluded groups are women, Adivasis, Muslims and the disabled, report confirms A recent report by a Delhi NGO undermines government claims on reaching welfare schemes to the needy and disadvantaged sections of society. The report, titled The India Exclusion Report 2013-14, says the government has failed miserably in providing equal access to public goods to the most disadvantaged groups. The report, prepared by Delhi-based Centre for...
More »Toilets or not, paturiyas always -Neha Dixit
-Deccan Chronicle The first time I ever had to get back to my car within five minutes of stepping out to cover an event was on April 7 this year. Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav was visiting the riot affected areas of Shamli and was scheduled to address a rally as a part of his political campaign. Teenage boys on tractors, young men on the roof of buses, men in the...
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