-DNA Dharmenddra Pawar, 35, could regain his mental balance only after he saw his answer paper procured through an RTI. For, only then he saw the examiners' apathy and not the failure of his hard work that led to absolute distress and him repeating the year. "I could not understand that in the first attempt I scored 27 marks and 0 in the second when I had put in more effort," said...
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Sunny Saranda evenings, courtesy 21 power women -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph Manju Cherva (26), a tribal woman of Binua village, West Singhbhum district, is a school dropout. If you ask Manju to spot her block - Manoharpur - on Jharkhand's map, she'll fumble. But she's among 21 women who are making sure that Binua's children can map their ambition and shine in life by getting to study after sunset. Binua is one of India's 18,000-odd villages that live without electricity in...
More »Implementation of RTE Act poor in state, say activists -Puja Pednekar
-The Hindustan Times Maharashtra has done a poor job of implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act, said educationists, as the legislation completes three years on Monday. Activists said the state has not enforced more than 40% of the Act's provisions. To meet the March 31, 2013, Supreme Court deadline for the implementation of the Act, the education department hurriedly issued two government resolutions in February and March - the...
More »Online RTI application still a distant dream in TN
-The Hindu Activists oppose diversion of forest land citing continuing non-compliance of several requisites The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is reconsidering its clearance for the controversial Kalu Dam in Thane district. About 999.328 hectares of forest land in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats region is up for diversion for the drinking water project for Mumbai and Thane. Work on the project had been...
More »Rejected dam proposal is up for reconsideration -Meena Menon
-The Hindu Activists oppose diversion of forest land citing continuing non-compliance of several requisites The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is reconsidering its clearance for the controversial Kalu Dam in Thane district. About 999.328 hectares of forest land in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats region is up for diversion for the drinking water project for Mumbai and Thane. Work on the project had...
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