Key Indicators of Social Consumption in India: Education
Key Indicators of Social Consumption in India on Education Show Continued Gender Gap and Rural Urban Differences. In rural areas, literacy rate was seen as 71% compared to 86% in urban areas. Also among
View ArticleThinking beyond sectors for sustainable development
The book provides a concise introduction to the debates in a number of vital development sectors in view of the move from the era of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development
View ArticleGovernment at a Glance 2015
India has secured second position amongst 40 countries in a survey of trust in national governments for 2014 conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Switzerland has
View ArticleState of Civil Society Report 2015
From Ebola to the bombing of Gaza, civil society was the first responder to humanitarian emergencies during the last year, but faces dire threats and a funding crisis around the world, says a new report.
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding Aadhaar Card Scheme, 11/08/2015
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Others Versus Union of India & Others dated 11/08/2015 regarding Aadhaar Card Scheme.
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Why strengthening regulatory capacity should be the first step in solving environmental problems It is time we recognised that the current ways of fixing the environment are not working. Rivers are
View ArticleEnvironment ministry violates PMO’s merit-only order for appointments,...
The NDA government was embarrassed yet again in the Supreme Court on Thursday when it was found that ministry of environment and forest had appointed 30 advocates as panel lawyers in breach of a year-old
View ArticleGovernment plans in-house rating for NGOs receiving Environment Ministry grants
Government today said an in-house rating of NGOs receiving grants from the Environment Ministry will be done to rank them on the basis of their performance. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, while
View ArticleOrder of the Supreme Court of India regarding aadhaar card use for government...
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Justice K. S. Puttaswamy Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/10/2015 regarding aadhaar card use for government schemes.The Apex Court
View ArticleJudgement of the Supreme Court of India reservation of any kind in respect of...
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Sandeep s/o Sadashivrao Kansurkar & Others Versus Union of India and Others dated 27/10/2015.The grievance of the Applicant
View ArticleJudgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding the constitutionality of...
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rajbala & Others Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding the constitutionality of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment)
View ArticleDigital expansion helps rich more than poor: World Bank report
Says gains of higher growth, more jobs and better public services also short of expectation, recommends more focus on access Despite rapid adoption of digital technologies across the world, the...
View ArticleCorruption Perceptions Index 2015
2015 showed that people working together can succeed in the battle against corruption. Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of Transparency
View ArticleIndia betters ranking in graft index
India ranks 76 in a tie with other developing economies such as Brazil and Thailand India has moved up nine spots on the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2015 to 76, from 85 in 2014, according to a new
View Article2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania conducts research on the role policy institutes play in governments and civil societies around the world. Often...
View ArticleRestructuring of central grants- Balancing fiscal autonomy and fiscal space
What impact has the award of the Fourteenth Finance Commission had on the resources and spending of state governments? Does it necessarily have to lead to a decline in outlays in the social sector? An
View ArticleBusiness Standard names CSE 'public institution of the year'
Centre for Science an Environment (CSE) has been given the Business Standard award for 2015 for being the "public institution" of the year. The Business Standard award, given annually to companies and
View ArticleThe Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and...
A Bill to provide for, as a good governance, efficient, transparent, and targeted delivery of subsidies, benefits and services, the expenditure for which is incurred from the Consolidated Fund of India,
View ArticleErring on Aadhaar
UIDAI would like to state that the author has made a number of serious mathematical errors and operational omissions which have led him to arrive at a completely incorrect conclusion in his paper.
View ArticleEducation in India: NSS 71st round (January-June 2014)
This report presents estimates of various characteristics pertaining to social consumption of education at national as well as State/UT levels in 2014, based on the results of NSS 71st round survey. NSSO
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