Experts agree that the economic and environmental costs of interlinking India's rivers far outweigh its projected benefits. Some people believe it is the one-stop solution to prevent floods and droughts, reduce water scarcity, raise irrigation potential and increase foodgrain production in the country. But others say it is just another grandiose scheme involving huge costs and leading to long-term ecological consequences. The contentious idea of interlinking India's rivers has come...
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No room for development by TK Rajalakshmi
The housing and houselisting census data do not paint a rosy picture of India in terms of basic amenities for its households. The data on household amenities and assets, released recently by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, are a stark reminder of the immense disparities that exist in India in terms of basic entitlements such as electricity, sanitation facilities, proper drainage, and clean drinking and...
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-PTI A person applying for a passport is bound to disclose the names of his/her biological parents and not those of the adoptive ones if the adoption has not been legally mandated, Delhi High Court has ruled. In a ruling, Justice Vipin Sanghi said: “A passport is not only a travel document, but is also an identity document. The identity of a person is determined, inter alia, by his parentage. Therefore, unless...
More »No resolution of right violations by Shreya Roy Chowdhury
The level of commitment in enforcing RTE seems questionable with a large number of complaints received by the NationalCommission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) remaining unresolved. Figures obtained from NCPCR through an RTI filed by an activist show that only 100 of 1,761 complaints made between April 1, 2011 and March 16, 2012 have been resolved by NCPCR. The record for 2011-12-only 5.6% cases resolved-is especially poor considering in...
More »Fertility rate in India drops by 19% in 10 yrs by Kounteya Sinha
India's total fertility rate (TFR) - the average number of children expected to be born per woman during her reproductive years - has fallen by19% over the past decade. Among bigger states, the percentage decline in TFR during this period the last decade varied from as high as 28% in Punjab to 5.6%in Kerala. Maharashtra saw the second highest dip in TFR between 2000-2010 at 26.9%, followed by Haryana and Andhra...
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