-The Indian Express In Sukma, 49 of 146 gram panchayats are registered as “inaccessible”. In Dantewada and Kondagaon districts, 30 of 83 and 15 of 99 districts are inaccessible according to data collected by the government in October 2017. Bijapur / Sukma (Bastar): Mangal Ram doesn’t understand why the question. All his 60 years, the answer to where he goes to relieve himself has always been the same, he says: “The jungle”....
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Centre pushes Rs 6,000cr plan to tackle water depletion -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Fast depleting ground water in nearly 30% of the assessed blocks in the country has pushed the Centre to fast-track its Rs 6,000 crore ambitious plan aimed at efficient management of available water resources and strengthening of recharge mechanism through community participation. Half of the total cost of this central scheme, named Atal Bhujal Yojana, will be supported by the World Bank as loan while the...
More »Incredible children and their flying minds -Saba Naqvi
-The Tribune 54 pilot schools in Delhi are changing perception towards schools run by the government Let’s confess. Most of us who complain about the government, on TV and in print, do not need to use government services such as schools and hospitals. The condition of roads impacts our perception of how a government is performing because our air-conditioned cars occasionally travel on those roads — good or bad. If we see...
More »Spending Rs 69 Lakh For Chai-Pakoda Natural, Says BJP Which Called Kejriwal's Refreshment Expenditure Samosa Scam
-Outlook A break-up of the expenses suggests that an average of Rs 22,000 was spent per day on entertaining about 150-200 guests. “Its natural,” says BJP spokesperson VirenDar Bisht after RTI query revealed that Uttarakhand chief ministerspent Rs 68,59,865 from the exchequer for buying snacks for his guests. "Such expenses are natural as most of the Janta Darbar & official meetings take place at CM office. But, if they go beyond a limit...
More »Don't believe the BJP and Congress claims that they're cleaning up poll funding -Milan Vaishnav
-ThePrint.in The larger lesson is clear: in an era when the Congress & the BJP can agree on next to nothing, they will gladly join hands to save their own skin. Among all the talk of the aam aadmi focus emerging from last week’s Budget, many people may have missed one of its most self-serving acts. This manoeuvre found no mention in the Union Finance Minister’s presentation itself, but was instead buried...
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