-The Times of India The Jankari project of Bihar, which allows citizens to file RTI petitions by simply making a call, may be introduced in the state, chief information commissioner Jannat Hussain said on Sunday. Talking to the media at the screening of the firstTelugu documentary on RTI, 'Meru Kolupu,' Hussain said that the model would help even illiterate citizens use RTI. The commission is exploring the possibility of introducing the model...
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Getting the FDI in Retail Debate Back on Track by Mohan Guruswamy
The FDI in retail debate has apparently fully traversed the realm of reason and for it seems to have degenerated into name-calling. I had intimation of this when a diplomat who meets me from time to time asked me if I was being put up, for a price, by Indian corporate interests to stymie the entry of the big western firms like Wal-Mart and Carrefour? I can well imagine the...
More »West outsourcing emissions: Study by GS Mudur
Industrialised countries are increasingly outsourcing part of their emissions of greenhouse gases to eMerging economies such as China and India through global trade, a new study has revealed. The study by an international team of scientists has also shown that greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere have rocketed to unprecedented levels despite the global financial crisis (GFC) two years ago. Although the GFC did lead to a temporary dip in emissions from...
More »Getting the basics right by Dipankar Gupta
After so many wrongs, the Planning Commission may have just got it right. According to leaked accounts, its universal health coverage proposal may become reality as early as the next five-year Plan. Once this policy is in place, India can legitimately enter the club of welfare states through the front door. Now, at last, it has a scheme that is truly inclusive for it includes us all. When implemented, this measure...
More »Anand committee to examine experts' reports on dam safety by J Venkatesan
The five-member Empowered Committee, headed by the forMer Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand, at its meeting here on Monday, will examine the reports it has received from various agencies it constituted to go into the safety of the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala. In December last, the committee conducted a spot inspection of the dam. It also heard the views of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Centre on the issues framed...
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