‘Women`s Coalition for Change’ has come out with a Women’s Manifesto for the parliamentary elections. The manifesto, released to the media on February 27, was prepared through a consultative process with the views of grassroots w
If we have waited for the Lokpal for about half a century now, a few months more shouldn’t hurt. Because that is what is happening. There’s no likelihood of the anti-corruption watchdog by the elections, starting April 7, now that two
It’s just after the annual examinations are held, and it sure is an annual examination for many, many politicians – the most eagerly awaited and antic
The UPA government has become overactive in its last few days of authority. It wants to clear all pending governance agenda of a decade within a matter of a week or so. The cabinet cleared as many as 30 decisions in a single meeting in February-en
The straws wafting in the wind indicate that the second edition of the UPA government may well end its tenure besieged by strikes. If the trade unions and employee organisations play true to script, workers from railways, banks and universities pu
In 2012, Samajwadi Party (SP) came to power in Uttar Pradesh promising good governance. Two year later, as general elections are near, people are disillusioned Akhilesh’s government. In Mathura, the anger is palpable: people complain about l
Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa celebrated her 66th birthday on February 24. She also announced her party’s candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone Puducherry const
As you drive on the Taj expressway, leaving behind the ‘rurban’ (that is, rural urban) muddle like Bhangel and Dadri of Noida and Khora village of Ghaziabad, the smoothness of the road and lush green setting around it present a picture
Everyone is looking towards technology for solutions. Except, it seems, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). Despite the transport department starting a project in 2010 to provide GPS in all public transportation systems in the national c
(This story first appeared in the February 16-28, 2014 print edition, after the Lok Sabha passed the Telangana bill on February 18. We reproduce it again to look at the basic issues at the heart of the demand for, opposition of and finall
Moving ahead with implementation of the new Companies Act, 2013, the government notified the detailed rules for the much-awaited corporate social responsibility (CSR) norms on Thursday. According to the rules any activity that benefits onl
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were two great Afro-American leaders whose contributions to the advancement of the civil rights in America were immense. King even received Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for role in combating racial inequality in
State-run explorer ONGC is all set to get a new chairman and managing director Dinesh Kumar Sarraf after prime minister Manmohan Singh cleared his name for the post on Wednesday. A proposal to extend the term of incumbent Sudhir Vasudeva by oil mi
Over the years, several agencies looking at reforming governance in India have suggested that corruption and administrative inefficiency be addressed by establishing independent authorities to inquire into complaints against public officials. The
Elections are just around the corner and the UPA is busy showcasing its achievements to win the people`s mandate once again. Stung by the trenchant criticism from the BJP about its many shortcomings, in the last few weeks before the EC announces t
The union government`s proposal to float a company to manage corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds of all the central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) has got mixed response from the fraternity. The public enterprises ministry has proposed
A non-bailable warrant has been issued by the apex court against Sahara chief Subrata Roy for not appearing in court on Wednesday despite his plea for exemption from personal appearance being rejected a day before. The police have been directed to
Gubbi taluk, in Tumkur district of Karnataka, is barely 100 kilometres from Bangalore, the desi ‘Silicon Valley’ that has given the country’s information technology sector the much-need fillip over the decades. But those 100 kilo
Okito Christophe, a 28-year-old Congolese, is short man with a soft voice; with his spectacles and semi-formals, Christophe has the air of a geek who lives a self-absorbed life. One midnight in the summer of 2012, he opened the door of his
Giving a new approach to the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), union minister of communication and information technology, Kapil Sibal said that the corporate houses need to develop a vision to serve the society at large. U
