by Nesar Ahmad In a recent affidavit to the Supreme Court the Planning Commission has revised the poverty line to estimate the number of poor […]
Month: August 2012
Government ignores Parliamentary Committee’s Suggestion: Makes Land Acquisition bill further pro-industry
A revised version of the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement bill 2011 is to be put before the cabinet for approval and there after to be […]
Salient Features of Draft National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill
Here are the salient features of the National Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation (LARR) Bill 2011 prepared by Rakshita Swamy. It also highlights some of the […]
Resisting Displacement in Rajasthan
Rajasthan is the largest sate of India in terms of geographical area. People in many parts of the state are facing risk of being displaced from their […]
Power in the wrong hands
[Originally published on Dianuke] Why the power grids failed last week and what can be done about it Zakaria Siddiqui The New York Times reported last week’s […]
ग्रिड नाकाम हुए या हमारी ऊर्जा नीति
कुमार सुंदरम [जनसत्ता 4 अगस्त, 2012: से साभार] अकाल के समय सूखी धरती का फोटो चस्पां कर देना और इतिहास की सबसे बड़ी ग्रिड-नाकामी […]