Visitors: 334 This has reference to the news items that the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will arrive in New Delhi today on a four-day visit. It is widely expected that he will advocate for, among other things, increased coal and Uranium export from Australia to India. The issue of coal export to India gains significance […]
Dr Gursharan Singh KainthDirector General,Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development StudiesThe movement towards a more inclusive and diverse workplace is a progressive development. A major limb of this movement is the drive towards creating workplace policies that encourage more women to enter and more crucially, continue to be a part of the workforce. It is […]
Visitors: 331 Kuppuswamy Raja Rajan A technologist by qualification (IIT Chennai), a farmer by option and Gandhian activist by conviction. Practicing consultant in Design of Material Handling and Mineral Processing Equipments and Plants. Having a horticultural farm near Chennai. Trying to create awareness by writing articles and books on matters of public interest and welfare. President […]
Visitors: 272 I was recently invited to lecture the young diplomats entering the Indian Foreign Service on any topic of my choice. I talked about the importance of being brand ambassadors for India, the issues and challenges entailed. I explained my disappointment at many Indian diplomats over the past 45 years in USA, and offered […]
Visitors: 135 N S Venkataraman Nandini Voice For The Deprived [themify_hr color=”red”] A member of parliament in India spoke in the parliament demanding that India should declare Pakistan as a terrorist state. Not surprisingly, a few other members of parliament and some politicians in India also echoed this improper and unwise demand. It is good […]
Visitors: 202 N S Venkataraman Nandini Voice For The Deprived [themify_hr color=”red”] A member of parliament in India spoke in the parliament demanding that India should declare Pakistan as a terrorist state. Not surprisingly, a few other members of parliament and some politicians in India also echoed this improper and unwise demand. It is good […]
Visitors: 201 Brij Khandelwal River Connect Campaign, Agra [themify_hr color=”red”] Through this memorandum/petition we wish to bring to your kind notice the sad state of river Yamuna in Agra region, in particular draw your attention to the alarming concretization of the Yamuna river bed and its flood plains disturbing the natural ecology of the river […]
Visitors: 234 Brij Khandelwal River Connect Campaign, Agra [themify_hr color=”red”] Through this memorandum/petition we wish to bring to your kind notice the sad state of river Yamuna in Agra region, in particular draw your attention to the alarming concretization of the Yamuna river bed and its flood plains disturbing the natural ecology of the river […]
Visitors: 142 Neeraj Jain Lokayat, Pune [themify_hr color=”red” border_width=”5px”] It is now well established that demonetisation has had a crippling impact on the Indian economy, and in particular, has sent the informal sector into a coma. The informal sector consists of small scale manufacturing, most of the construction industry, perhaps three quarters of the remainder […]
Visitors: 231 Neeraj Jain Lokayat, Pune [themify_hr color=”red” border_width=”5px”] It is now well established that demonetisation has had a crippling impact on the Indian economy, and in particular, has sent the informal sector into a coma. The informal sector consists of small scale manufacturing, most of the construction industry, perhaps three quarters of the remainder […]
Visitors: 214 Thousands of existing buildings in Mumbai don’t have Occupation Certificate. Lakhs of buildings in various cities of Maharashtra have the same problem i.e. the OC has not been procured by the builder although many years or decades have passed since the builder gave possession. Real Estate Regulatory Authority is a useful forum that […]
Visitors: 173 Thousands of existing buildings in Mumbai don’t have Occupation Certificate. Lakhs of buildings in various cities of Maharashtra have the same problem i.e. the OC has not been procured by the builder although many years or decades have passed since the builder gave possession. Real Estate Regulatory Authority is a useful forum that […]
Visitors: 300 Prof Ram Puniyani Rtd, IIT Bombay [themify_hr color=”red” width=”300px” border_width=”5px”] As Modi Sarkar completed half of its term recently (Nov 2016), how do we see the major features of this Government? There are some commentators who feel that he is a leader who has given hope and who is capable of taking bold steps and […]
Visitors: 167 Prof Ram Puniyani Rtd, IIT Bombay [themify_hr color=”red” width=”300px” border_width=”5px”] As Modi Sarkar completed half of its term recently (Nov 2016), how do we see the major features of this Government? There are some commentators who feel that he is a leader who has given hope and who is capable of taking bold steps and […]
Visitors: 327 14.01.2017 Sub. : Strong protest against the ill-treatment of all Jawans of BSF vis-à-vis quality of food provided despite ample provisions made to supply good quality food in sufficient quantity. Ref. : Grievance expressed by BSF Jawan of 29th Batallion – Mr Tej Bahadur Yadav on video-clips. [themify_hr color=”red”] Dear Sirs, This is […]
Visitors: 194 14.01.2017 Sub. : Strong protest against the ill-treatment of all Jawans of BSF vis-à-vis quality of food provided despite ample provisions made to supply good quality food in sufficient quantity. Ref. : Grievance expressed by BSF Jawan of 29th Batallion – Mr Tej Bahadur Yadav on video-clips. [themify_hr color=”red”] Dear Sirs, This is […]
8.1.2017 To, Shri Narendra D Modi,Prime Minister of India,South Block, Raisina Hill, Gate No. 5, New Delhi – 110011. https://pmopg.gov.in/pmocitizen/Grievancepmo.aspx E-mail : narendramodi@narendramodi.innarendramodi1234@gmail.comn_modi2012@yahoo.comnarendra.modi@sansad.nic.inn.d.modi@sansad.nic.inSub. : Rampant corruption in Mumbai’s Traffic Police Department and turning of a blind eye to it by the CM and the administration. Dear Sirs, It is shocking to read in major newspapers about the Writ Petition filed in […]
Visitors: 224 6 January 2017 To The Chairman National Human Rights Commission Respected Sir, I would like to draw your attention on an incident of brutal killing of a Muslim youth; a bonafide Indian citizen by Border Security Force personnel. The whole incident was beyond even the medieval cruelty. Manikul Seikh; son of Mr. Kashimuddin […]
Visitors: 154 6 January 2017 To The Chairman National Human Rights Commission Respected Sir, I would like to draw your attention on an incident of brutal killing of a Muslim youth; a bonafide Indian citizen by Border Security Force personnel. The whole incident was beyond even the medieval cruelty. Manikul Seikh; son of Mr. Kashimuddin […]
Visitors: 339 Justin Podur is a Toronto-based author and blogger. He has reported from India (Kashmir, Chhattisgarh), Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico (Chiapas), and Israel/Palestine. He is the author of Haiti’s New Dictatorship (2012) and The Demands of the Dead (2014). People have already died from Modi’s […]
Visitors: 261 Leo F. Saldanha Coordinator, Environment Support Group Sanjeev Kumar Delhi Forum [themify_hr color=”red”] We write as concerned citizens and environmental justice activists in support of Piyush Sethia of Salem, Tamil Nadu who has been arrested, denied bail and beaten inside Salem Central prison. Piyush is a noted environmental activist of Salem Citizen’s Forum […]