Governance And Institutions

Making services work for Indias poor

This paper builds an analytical and practical framework for using resources more effectively by making services work for poor people.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2004
Shantayanan Devaranjan, Shekhar Shah
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Poverty, India, Services, Education, Health, Water Supply, Sanitation, Electricity, Global, South Asia, Governance And Institutions
Poverty

 South Asian Union: Dream reality?

A closer knit South Asian community is not beyond the realms of possibility now. At the 12th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit in Islamabad from January 4 6, leaders of the region took some of the boldest steps ever since the groupin

Publication Date: 
14/02/2004
Clifford Polycarp
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Health, Energy, International Cooperation, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Education, Asia, Islamabad, India, Food Security, Globalisation
India

 Website review: http://earthtrends.wri.org/

A must bookmark site for anyone interested in environmental and development issues. It offers up to date facts and figures as well as analyses of environmental trends and policy initiatives. EarthTrends is the information portal of the World Resources Ins

Publication Date: 
14/01/2004
Down to Earth
Tags:
Information, Education, Internet
Economy

Punjab human development report 2004

Punjab is at a more advanced stage of development than most other Indian states. However, the remarkable achievements of the state have not been equitable. Amidst prosperity, pockets of deprivation remain among sections and areas.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2004
Government of Punjab
Tags:
Agriculture, Health, Economy, Migration, Scheduled Castes, Women, Children, Economic Development, Unemployment, Education, Punjab
India

 Snippets

• Argentina's education ministry has kicked off a unique project called "When You Read, You Always Win'. Organised with the support of the Argentine Football Association, local football clubs,

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Media, Education, Argentina, Venezuela
India

 Food for taught

Should Karnataka expand the midday meal scheme without fine tuning it?

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
E Vijayalakshmi
Down to Earth
Tags:
Nutrition, Food Contamination, Child Health, Education, Governance, Panchayats, NGO, India, Karnataka, Bangalore (D)
India

 Strategic alliance

The need of the day to save biodiversity

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
Down to Earth
Tags:
Drugs, Unemployment, Research, Education, Public Participation, Developing Countries
India

 An attractive Place to go

Tourism’s footprint is too big for Leh’s infrastructure

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
Down to Earth
12
20031130
0
Tags:
Himalaya, Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Organic Farming, Food Crops, Rice, Wheat, Water Resources, Glaciers, Lowcost Toilets, Energy, Tourism, Subsidies, Industry, Education, Panchayats, India, Ladakh, Leh, Statistics
India

 Re schooling ladakh

Eight years of reforms have turned government schools around in Leh district

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
Down to Earth
12
20031130
0
Tags:
Himalaya, Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Organic Farming, Food Crops, Rice, Wheat, Water Resources, Glaciers, Lowcost Toilets, Energy, Tourism, Subsidies, Industry, Education, Panchayats, India, Ladakh, Leh, Statistics
India

 More energy, Less wastage

Solar is Ladakh s way out of the diesel trap

Publication Date: 
29/11/2003
Down to Earth
12
20031130
0
Tags:
Himalaya, Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Organic Farming, Food Crops, Rice, Wheat, Water Resources, Glaciers, Lowcost Toilets, Energy, Tourism, Subsidies, Industry, Education, Panchayats, India, Ladakh, Leh, Statistics

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