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E-government survey 2022: African countries show improvement but high data charges widen digital divide
Gathering adequate investment for e-government development has been a challenge for Africa
Strangling RTI ever so neatly
BJP's way of dealing with transparency process is effective: pack it with bureaucrats and let cases pile up
Deepening local democracy: What is the legal validity of Jharkhand’s hamlet-level governance units?
Complete reliance on community-based organisations can be ineffective; Gram Sabhas should play central role
Anna vindicated
The anti-corruption department raids the houses of a former Maharashtra minister, who put social activist Anna Hazare behind bars for accusing …
No fire exits in Delhi
Bad urban planning and a corrupt administration means fires will continue to claim lives in Delhi
A letter from a villager
A villager in Goa wants to cut a tree growing in his backyard to mend his damaged roof. But he needs to get permission from the tree officer. And …
The truth behind the Muthanga incident
The People's Judicial Enquiry Commission probe into the Muthanga incident in Kerala sheds new light on this burning issue, which is causing …
Inquiry into bogus Gram Sabha NoC in Bailadila delayed by a week
The NoC was given by the Gram Sabha of Hiroli village to NMDC for mining in Bailadila in 2015
Deepening local democracy: Tola sabhas in Jharkhand provide easy access, more accountabilty
These hamlet-level governance units are a replica of Gram Sabha but can be a more effective in many ways, especially for far-off villages.
Second disempowerment
Tribals have lost their decision-making power twice; first to the state then to the Maoists
Collapse of Adivasi self-governance system in Jharkhand: Need to implement PESA in letter and spirit
The PESA Act is considered to be the backbone of tribal legislation in India; proper implementation can rejuvenate self-governance system in …
Blame it on the foreign hand
Centre's motive behind the unseen "foreign hand" theory is to polarise the development discourse
Environment: A People's Perspective
Justice is a central component of the conceptual transition from human development to sustainable human development and a similar concern for …
Trim that FLAB
The bureaucrat is a generalist and gets to head departments that should be managed by specialists
Kalahandi’s Kutia Kondhs: Subsistence a struggle for this tribe of nature worshippers
Despite living in abject poverty and depending on natural resources for survival, the Kondhs do not use wood from the forests for fuel and also …
International Women’s Day: 4 Black women who have advanced human rights
Their work has improved the health and welfare of women and girls, protected the environment and elevated the voices of the oppressed
Ceasing to be a citizen?
Excluson of four million people from Assam's draft National Citizen Registry has created panic among the inhabitants
Philately and wild India
Through the years, Indian stamps have featured local flora and fauna in varying degrees. Here is an overview
The young, old and an unequal world
Younger, meaner, more self-indulgent, angry and insecure in a climate risked world. We don’t deserve this
Swachh Bharat Mission: other name for coercion and deprivation
What started as a campaign to make India open defecation free, has now taken shape of a cocercive policy of shaming people for not using toilets, …
Concern for increasing population in India just a political rhetoric
India’s population will soon stabilise, but the government is just not noticing the facts
Video: Cabinet clears formation of National Medical Commission
The new commission’s responsibilities will include, approving and assessing medical colleges, conducting a common entrance for MBBS courses …
Crisis management
Jared Diamond’s latest book espouses that nations can come out of a crisis just the way people do
Doctors under attack: Govt, IMA must create safe work environment
After Kolkata, such an attack took place in Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital on July 7, 2019 and this too led to strikes