With 1.6 crore people, insufficient rainfall and a river that is barely there, Delhi seems destined for water starvation. Yet, even a city like Delhi can stave off the looming crisis if it switches from the spend-now-pay-later consumption pattern.
When the Delhi government sought to reach out to the intended beneficiaries, it found it needed a 'mission convergence' to ensure better delivery of services. The gender resource centres (GRCs) brought together all 49 welfare entitlements of nine participating departments to the people who needed them the most-the urban poor. Also, the 40-odd forms were reduced to a single common application form.
Rajkumari Devi is no astrologer. But with self-acquired expertise in agriculture she has become proficient in assessing the quality of the soil in her area and ensuring successful harvests. Through the experience of three decades this 'kisan chachi', as she is called, has learnt all the nuances of good farming practices.
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In a stratagem that would make Sun Tzu proud, the government first velvet-gloved an iron fist and then clamped down hard on digital freedom and enterprise.
Pollution is passe. Millions of Kumbh pilgrims bathing in the Ganga did not know they were taking a plunge right in the filth of untreated sewage. A CAG report reveals the shocking saga of the Uttarakhand government's callous mismanagement.
Planning Commission has reached out to citizens through civil society groups and a Facebook page for their inputs while framing the 12th plan. An insider explains the intricate process which has been like redesigning the aircraft while flying.
In 1964, the Madhya Pradesh government nationalised the tendu leaf used in bidi-making to stop exploitation of the tendu gathering tribals by private traders. Nearly five decades later, the tribals now get just Rs 65 for collecting, drying and packaging 1,000 leaves in a day, way less than the daily wage of even an unskilled labourer. It is the state that they need saving from!
IIT-Roorkee's study is a recipe for disaster. Instead of assessing the danger to Ganga's tributaries from existing hydro-power projects it bats for more.
