The National Advisory Council under Sonia Gandhi is likely to discuss the crucial issue of land acquisition and the related problem of relief and rehabilitation at its next meeting on November 26. This was disclosed by social activist Medha Patkar, after she submitted a petition by various organisations under the banner of Sangharsh, spearheading the agitation against the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill and the Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill in their current...

After 16 days of intensive Statewide campaigning and 47 days of Dharna, thousands of workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Rajasthan scored a significant victory. Led by the Suchana Evum Rozgar Ka Abhiyan, they entered into an agreement with the State government under which they would be entitled to the prevailing minimum wage for their day's work. Describing this outcome as “historic,” social activist...

After 47 days of their sit-in, government agrees to pay prevailing minimum wage From a black Diwali to a colourful Id! For hundreds of labourers who sat on Dharna from October 2 near the Statue Circle here to press their demand for minimum wages under the MNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme), it was celebration time on Wednesday. After 47 days of sit-in protest, which was preceded by a...

Report reveals the need to reach target levels of coverage for life-saving interventions India has the highest number of pneumonia-related deaths in the world Only three countries reported coverage above the target level of 90 per cent for any vaccine Pneumonia, which is the world's leading infectious killer among children, claims the lives of nearly 1.6 million children under five every year, with more than 3,70,000 or nearly one-quarter of deaths occurring in...

The urban development ministry has provided one month extension to the farmers affected by the proposed Jaipur ring road. The JDA has provided the affected farmers option to choose between 25% of the developed land on side of ring road or monetary compensation against the land acquired for the project. The decision to extend the offer period was taken during a meeting of the ring road empowered committee held on Tuesday under...