-Civil Society News New Delhi: In 1974, Dr Samir Chaudhuri, a paediatrician working in Kolkata’s slums, founded Child in Need Institute (CINI) to tackle the many dimensions of child malnutrition. It struck him at the time that malnutrition wasn’t just a clinical problem but a complex phenomenon rooted in gender issues. Over the years, led by Dr Chaudhuri, CINI developed deep understanding of the social, economic and political underpinnings of malnutrition...
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Telangana 2nd, AP 4th most corrupt states: Survey -U Sudhakar Reddy
-The Times of India HYDERABAD: Telangana is the second most poor performing state in curbing corruption in availing public services, according to a CMS-India Corruption Study 2018. The report released on Friday revealed that Andhra Pradesh has been ranked at number four in the corruption perception index. Alok Srivastava of CMS India told TOI: “This is the 12th round of the study. We have used different sub indicators to arrive at...
More »Civil Society activists are disappointed with the recent Supreme Court judgement on MGNREGA in Swaraj Abhiyan PIL
-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, dated 19 May, 2018 Yesterday’s much awaited Supreme Court judgement in the Swaraj Abhiyan PIL has let down millions of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) workers - the most marginalised citizens of India who need employment and social security. The Court has ignored the wealth of evidence against the brazen violations of the legal entitlements of NREGA workers and has allowed the Central Government...
More »SC defends Dalit order
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the country would not be a "civilised society" if the "Damocles sword of arrest" hangs on a citizen constantly, as it prima facie defended its judgment ruling out immediate and mandatory arrest of a person charged under the SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. A bench of Justices A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit, which briefly heard the Centre's petition seeking a recall of...
More »RTI movement tells its story in Aruna's book
-Civil Society News New Delhi: People’s movements represent multiple hopes and efforts. As they stretch over time, who did what and when or how something happened or didn’t gets forgotten. Chroniclers are needed, but hard to find. If they come from within it is most likely they won’t be objective and if they are on the outside chances are that empathy and understanding will be missing. The right to information movement...
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