-The Times of India CHENNAI: NGOs across the country are feeling the heat with an Intelligence Bureau report accusing many of them, including one run by Tamil Nadu-based anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar, of receiving foreign aid to instigate agitations and stall developmental projects in the country. For many years now, TN has been recording the second highest foreign aid receipts by NGOs, next only to Delhi. According to the Union home...
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Gujarat gets approval to raise Narmada dam height, Medha Patkar upset
-PTI After eight years, Gujarat got final approval to raise by about 17 metres the height of Sardar Sarovar dam. After a wait of eight long years, the Gujarat government on Thursday got final approval to raise by about 17 metres the height of Sardar Sarovar dam - the country's most controversial dam project - in a big boost to the state which often faces water woes due to deficient rains. The...
More »Reinforcing the welfare agenda -Harsh Mander
-Live Mint Voters who gave the Congress its worst drubbing did not reject its welfare agenda, but its performance There are many who interpret the emphatic rejection of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the significant endorsement of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the elections of 2014 as a mandate to end the architecture of rights-based legislation for social and economic welfare constructed during the 10-year UPA regime. Commentators opposed...
More »Law in way, only 4,132 child workers rescued till Mar -Ambika Pandit
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Delhi government's report on child labour rescue operations since 2009 reveals that joint operation teams in districts managed to free just about 4,132 children up to March this year in over 1,400 rescue missions. Non-governmental organizations put the number of child labourers in Delhi anywhere between a conservative 1 lakh and a board assessment of 5 lakh. Census 2001 had put the official figure...
More »A short variety jamun cultivation fetches good rewards -MJ Prabu
-The Hindu Agriculture is a profession of patience. Apart from the time, labour and financial investment, passion is an important attribute to be successful. "An optimistic attitude is what sets successful farmers apart from the usual herd. Because a method might fail once, twice or even several times, but the grit and determination to continue trying the same can prove to be rewarding after some time. Mr. C. Jayakumar a jamun grower...
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