Eight journalists from all over India have been selected for the 2011 Inclusive Media Fellowships of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). One of the fellowships is supported by the ASER Centre of the Education NGO, Pratham, a pioneer in quality of education in Indian schools. The Inclusive Media Project also conducts media research and runs a unique resource centre, im4change.org, on India’s rural crises. The recipients of the...
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MGNREGA funds underutilised in Jharkhand: Jairam
-PTI Dismissing charges of any sort of unfair treatment towards Jharkhand on developmental issues, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said Jharkhand spent only 1,558 crore on MGNREGA programmes. “There is a propaganda that Jharkhand is being discriminated. It is totally wrong. This year Jharkhand could spend only Rs. 1,558 crore on MGNREGA programmes, though it can spend Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 6,000 crore under MGNREGA as it is a...
More »'Tribals facing existential crisis' by Saji Thomas
The life and properties of tribals are under serious threat from existing model of developmental in the country and, therefore, they need to jointly fight against the forces that exploit the natural resources for economic growth of the corporate houses. This was the gist of the deliberations among 250 delegates representing tribal groups from nine states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, madhya pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West...
More »RTI under threat due to pendency of second appeals, says CIC Gandhi
-Daily Bhaskar On Saturday, Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi said that the Right To Information (RTI) was under threat due to the increasing number of appeals pending before information commissioners in the country. He was speaking as chief guest at a regional workshop sponsored by the directorate of personnel and training on 'Proactive disclosures: the way forward'. The workshop was organised by Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (Yashada). Delegates from...
More »Take part in Beti Bachao campaign, Chauhan appeals to Manmohan
-The Pioneer Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take part in Beti Bachao campaign. In a quasi-official letter in this connection, Chouhan has given details about the campaign and appealed to him to take part in it. Chouhan has informed in his letter that the Beti Bachao campaign is being run in madhya pradesh since October 5 with a view to improving girls’...
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