To supplement developmental activities in Naxal-hit areas, the Central government is all set to invoke the provision of the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act, 1996. This will enable it to directly intervene in tribal regions (Schedule V areas) directing states to grant complete rights to tribals over the minor forest produce (MFP) to address their livelihood issues.
Talking about safe cities, all urban agglomerations around the world today are on terror target. No one in that sense is really safe or secure. It is increased vigilance that will make our cities secure. For example, in the city of London, the one square mile area is protected by what is called the
Some Running For More Than 20 Years
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New Delhi: Is it possible to operate hundreds of illegal mines in India for years on end without being detected or prosecuted? And can their illegal operations be legitimized in one stroke and turned into
They may be at the bottom of all social indicators but most Naxalite-affected districts have better scores to show in the rural job scheme than areas that are not under the insurgency shadow.
The main reason was better implementation, the direct result of the resolve by the state and central governments to counter the influence of the rebels through a development surge.
Raipur: The sal seed harvested by tribals through large parts of Naxalism-affected districts of Orissa and Chhattisgarh is bought by global chocolate manufacturers. But those chocolates cannot come to India.
Under the Food and Adulteration Act, use of butter extracted from sal seed in place of cocoa is prohibited in the country.
IF YOU drive down the picturesque 40-km stretch between Ranchi and Patratu, be prepared for a number of diversions. Work on a four-lane portion of the road is on to facilitate movement of heavy vehicles. A first-timer from a metro wouldn
DEVELOPMENT WITH A HUMAN FACE HAS BEEN THE CREDO OF OUR DEMOCRATIC POLITY. BUT THE RIGHTS OF MILLIONS OF SONS OF THE SOIL ARE OFTEN HELD HOSTAGE TO CORPORATE GREED. THE COUNTRY
Mumbai: There exists an entire spectrum of resistance, which includes the Maoist movement, asking serious questions about democracy and civilisation, not just of our government, but of our planet, author Arundhati Roy said here on Wednesday.
