Category Archives: Governance
Correct Anomalies In RP 2021 In 7 Days, Govt Told
A group of citizens’ panels has demanded that the government scrap eco-tourism zones from the Regional Plan (RP) 2021. It has termed the inclusion of the zones as going against the interests of the people and an attempt by the government … Continue reading
Keep RP 2021 Plans Open To Public: GBA
Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) demanded that finalized plans of the Regional Plan for Goa (RP) 2021 (release one) comprising taluka plans of Pernema and Canacona be kept open for 30 days prior to notification to rule out import of projects through … Continue reading
Understanding What Young Kashmiris Want
At the height of the agitation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced an “employment package” that would give 50,000 young people jobs. Aware that the government simply does not have so many jobs to absorb young people, the Centre is now … Continue reading
The Regional Plan 2021!
The birthing process of the regional plan 2021 has been long drawn out and has had many midwives. Right from the time Mr Digambar Kamat, a former BJP power minister, became the Congress Chief Minister in June, 2007, constituted the … Continue reading
No System to Prevent Corruption
INDIA has been the victim of a number of scams in the past, but none of them, not even the Bofors payoffs, created such a sustained furore. I can only think of two explanations. First, the scale, the spread, the reach … Continue reading
Goa Farmers Oppose Proposed Underground Gas Pipeline
Goa Government’s proposed underground gas pipeline project has met opposition from farmers hailing from three agriculture-dominated talukas of the state. Farmers from Mormugao, Ponda and Bicholim talukas yesterday met revenue officer Anthony D’Souza expressing their opposition to the Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline, which … Continue reading
India Trailing Pak, Bangla In Education & Health: UN
Poor social infrastructure in education and health has kept India’s ranking at a low 119th in the UNDP’s Human Develop-ment Index released worldwide on Thursday. India’s position is below China (89th) and Sri Lanka (91st) in the UNDP’s Human Development … Continue reading
‘We Share The Anguish Of Kashmiris’
For the first time, an Indian Muslim party outside Kashmir has voiced an opinion on the state’s issues. But is there more to this than meets the eye?
Farce In Myanmar
THE first election in Myanmar in 20 years should not be mistaken as a step towards democracy. The elections, held under the supervision of the military junta and with rules that made it difficult for independent political parties to field … Continue reading
Networks For A Changed World
Global government is unlikely in the twenty-first century, but various degrees of global governance already exist. The world has hundreds of treaties, institutions, and regimes for governing interstate behaviour involving telecommunications, civil aviation, ocean dumping, trade, and even the proliferation … Continue reading