-The Hindu Chennai: The launch of bio-metric scanner to obtain fingerprint impressions of people involved in Land transactions and installation of cameras in sub-registrar offices has already speeded up the registration process. Officials of the Registration Department expect the initiatives to usher in transparency and eliminate fake Land deals. The new initiatives were launched last November across the State as part of steps to boost e-governance. Unlike earlier when people had to...
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Small States, big problems-Ajay Gudavarthy
-The Hindu Even a cursory look at how Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have fared will tell us how the mere formation of a smaller State is no guarantee for better lives for those groups for whom these States have been created Smaller States have been the new political mode of addressing basic issues that were otherwise left unresolved. However, fighting for a new state and reconstructing on a more sustainable democratic content...
More »Job creation-A counter-intuitive model-Rajiv Lall
-The Business Standard The rural non-farm sector has emerged as India's largest job creator since 2000 and needs to play a pivotal role in our structural transformation Job creation has to be a pressing priority for any new government. But it is worthwhile trying to understand the nature of our employment challenge. The unemployment rate, as understood in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) world, is not a very useful indicator...
More »Yavatmal: District of Farmers' Suicide -Prof. Madhav Sarkunde
-Boloji.com Yavatmal is one of 35 districts in Maharashtra state in Indian subcontinent. It is located in the Vidarbha region, in the east-central part of the state. By the time of British rule, its head quarter was at Wani called Wun by then; now it is shifted to Yavatmal. This district is tribal dominated one. According to the 2011 census, total population of this district is 2,772,348 inclusive of 469,000 tribal...
More »Ramrati Devi, a champion of organic farming -Gaurav Saigal
-The Hindustan Times Sarpataha Village, Uttar Pradesh: In Sarpataha village, 35 km from Gorakhpur city, Ramrati Devi is one of the few people who have a pucca house. But that is not the only thing that sets apart this 56-year-old grandmother of two. She is also a model farmer. Ramrati took up agriculture 15 years back, when her husband Ram Bahal, 60, gave it up left it due to poor health. "Men...
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