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News ScanPoliticians bagging cows meant for poor farmer families in Vidarbha A simple RTI (right to information) query has confirmed the worst fears of planners and activists regarding implementation of the prime minister’s and chief minister’s special relief package for distressed farmers in suicide-prone Vidarbha More... Three-month study says poor paid Rs 9 billion in bribesA study by Transparency International India and the Centre for Media Studies says as much as Rs 8.83 billion was paid as bribes by those living below the poverty line to avail of 11 types of basic government services More... Budget 2008: What's in it for children?HAQ: Centre for Child Rights has analysed the 2008-09 budget in light of what it does for children in terms of allocation for various schemes and also in terms of policy More... Budget 2008: Rs 60,000 crore debt relief for farmersAs expected, given the longstanding woes of the farming community and next year’s upcoming general elections, India’s new budget has unprecedented sops for agriculture. But will they translate into actual relief for farmers and help address their core concerns? More... Serious fraud revealed in five World Bank health projects in IndiaThe World Bank and the Government of India have taken measures to tighten the monitoring of Bank-aided health projects in the country after a recent internal review found serious incidents of fraud and corruption More... India's Eleventh Five-Year Plan approved, thrust on agriculture, infrastructure‘Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth’ is the central theme of the plan that seeks to lower poverty by 10%, generate 70 million new jobs, and reduce unemployment to less than 5% More... Rich countries among those falling behind on development: UNIn most countries, including Brazil, China and India, human development has risen over the last 30 years. But some countries, not all of them developing or underdeveloped, have shifted into reverse gear, says the latest Human Development Report More... India drops 2 places to 128 in HDI 2007, despite steady progressWhile India is a high-growth economy, the benefits have been unequally shared and there is a large human development backlog. Around 28% of the population, some 320 million people live below the poverty line and three-quarters of the poor in rural areas, according to the latest Human Development Report More... Delhi's welfare schemes victims of official neglectFunds for schemes for the physically challenged, destitute women and children, the elderly, and several educational programmes lie unutilised as the capital’s social welfare department fails to identify beneficiaries More... |
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