For decades, the victims of communal and targeted violence have been denied protections of law that the rest of us take for granted. It's time to end this injustice. In a vibrant and mature democracy, there would be no need to have special laws to prosecute the powerful or protect the weak. If a crime takes place, the law would simply take its course. In a country like ours, however, life...
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Lokpal success? Yes and no
-The Telegraph The Lokpal bill committee’s penultimate meeting ended today with a conflicting picture as the government’s representatives claimed agreement on “80 per cent” of the points while the Anna Hazare group suggested it was just over a quarter. “Today’s was the most successful of the panel’s meetings thus far. We achieved a lot,” said human resource development minister Kapil Sibal, adding there was consensus on 80 to 85 per cent...
More »Broad consensus on draft Lokpal Bill: Kapil Sibal
-IANS Terming the meeting between the government and civil society representatives on the proposed Lokpal Bill a "major breakthrough", human resource development minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said there has been a "broad consensus" between the two sides. "We had a meeting of three hours, between 11 am to 2 pm and had full-fledged discussions on a range of issues. There was a frank exchange of views and there has been...
More »Should water be moved to Concurrent List? by Ramaswamy R Iyer
Putting water on the Concurrent List is not necessarily an act of centralisation, though it could lead to such a development. That danger is real and needs to be avoided. The Union Ministry of Water Resources has for long been arguing for a shift of water to the Concurrent List without any serious expectation of its happening, but has now begun to pursue the idea more actively. The Ashok Chawla committee,...
More »Cutting smog and soot could have fast and broad benefits – UN-backed report
-The United Nations Fast and relatively short-term action to curb soot and smog could improve human health, generate higher crop yields, reduce climate change and slow the melting of the Arctic, according to a United Nations-backed study released today. The study, compiled by an international team of more than 50 researchers and coordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), “complements urgent action needed to cut...
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