Activists condemn attack on green campaigner in Ch'garh

The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan has strongly condemned the attack on environmental activist and RTI user Ramesh Agrawal of Jan Chetna Manch, Chhattisgarh on July 6. Ramesh Agrawal is believed......

A street-fighter's democracy

Magsaysay awardee Aruna Roy tells Sreelatha Menon that she is ready to chase a new dream, a School for Democracy. At 63, she is the same age as Sonia Gandhi, but while the Congress President is......

Raise salaries to lower corruption levels: UN

The United Nations has called for increasing the salaries of teachers, doctors and other civil servants to bring down corruption. While India remains low in terms of control over corruption,......

Beware, empowered citizens bare corruption

In a brief period, the Right to Information Act has brought to light what everyone always knew but was afraid to say: that where the government is the sole custodian of information, there is......

UPA undermining NREGA, say activists

Social activists have alleged that the UPA government is undermining the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act by modifying several provisions in the law. The concerns were raised by activists......

How a social audit makes people accountable

Social audit of rural jobs scheme promises to empower people with information about how they are being denied the benefits of the schemes meant for them. Something comes between entitlements and......

Why a village wall is to be copied everywhere

The Union Budget has proposed a minimum daily wage of Rs 100 under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme and raised the funds by 144 per cent. Rajasthan which already pays Rs 100 as......