The past couple of months have seen a renewed attack on the National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC has been decried as an unconstitutional, undemocratic, “super-cabinet” where unaccountable “jholawalas” hatch harebrained schemes guaranteed to run the government aground. Another line of criticism has focused on the process of the formation of the NAC, its space within the Indian Constitution, and its capacity to influence policy. The two criticisms merge with...
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RTI activists unite to confront threats
-Kanglaonline.com “The RTI appellants are targeted by persons holding high office and those in power, we are targeted for requesting information from the government. We have decided to unite to withstand this oppression”, stated W Joykumar, convener of Transparency Initiatives Manipur, a forum of RTI activist formed recently. Briefing Media Persons at its office, Joykumar said that the forum was set up after a meeting was held by RTI activists and other...
More »UN focuses on global efforts to prevent and defeat hepatitis
-The United Nations The United Nations tomorrow will mark World Hepatitis Day for the first time to bring attention to the disease that affects almost one in every three persons on Earth. “We know what needs to be done,” said Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). “Viral hepatitis is one of the most prevalent and serious infectious diseases in the world. It deserves much more attention, understanding and...
More »Land acquisition bill: States to decide who acquires land
-The Economic Times In a move aimed at getting theTrinamool Congress on board, the Centre's draft land acquisition and rehabilitation bill has suggested giving states the leeway to decide on who acquires the land. At the same time, in an effort to strengthen its aam aadmi quotient, the Congress-led UPA government's draft states that irrespective of who acquires the land, affected persons of all acquisitions of 100 acres or more...
More »Indian media in a challenging environment by M Hamid Ansari
The Indian media have grown rapidly in scale, reach, influence, and revenues. But all stakeholders must realise that the ethical underpinning of professional journalism in the country has weakened and that the corrosion of public life in our country has impacted journalism. So what needs to be done? We have been witness in recent years to rapid, and unprecedented, changes in our society, economy, and polity. These have also transformed the...
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