-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Law minister Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday ruled out taking the ordinance route for any amendments in the Land Acquisition Act though he said the government was in favour of bringing some changes. "There is a proposal. The call has to be taken by the concerned (rural development) ministry," he said, without elaborating on the proposed changes. Finance minister Arun Jaitley had last week said the government will...
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India denies ‘caste’ as factor of gender inequality -Meena Menon
-The Hindu This draws angry reaction from civil society organisations Bangkok: India on Tuesday changed the word caste to "social origin" in the draft Asian and Pacific ministerial declaration on advancing gender equality and women's empowerment at the conference under way here to review the goals of the Beijing platform for action 20 years later. The text will be finalised over the next two days after the Ministers from the region debate on...
More »President okays Rajasthan labour reforms: Firms with 300 workers need no govt nod to sack -Somesh Jha
-Business Standard State expects more investment as industry cheers move Paving the way for the first set of labour reforms in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Rajasthan's amendments to three laws. Among major changes, the Industrial Disputes Act will allow companies employing up to 300 staffers to lay off workers or close down without taking the government's prior approval. Earlier, those with up to 100 employees...
More »Government plans to introduce Bill to regulate Bt cotton prices -Nagesh Prabhu
-The Hindu It will be tabled in the winter session of the legislature Bengaluru (Karnataka): To regulate the prices of Bt cotton seeds in the State, the government is planning to introduce a Karnataka Cotton Bill, 2014, at the State legislature session to be held in Belagavi in December. The Bill envisages the Constitution of an authority headed by the Director of the Agriculture Department for fixation of prices of Bt cotton seeds...
More »Inside-out government -AN Tiwari
-The Indian Express The Right to Information (RTI) has never been without its sceptics. In the past few years, attempts to check it have become so persistent that they seem part of a larger design. One sees in them shades of jittery response by the great organs of the state and their moribund bureaucracies, forced out of their comfort zone defined by that perennial bane of good governance, "axiomatic institutional secrecy". The...
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