Bihar forms task force to combat child marriages

The Bihar government has decided to constitute a state-level 'task force' headed by the chief secretary to monitor action taken by authorities to prevent and eradicate child marriages in the state.......

Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

Wolf attacks: 'The animals have turned aggressive because...'

An invasion of wolves is keeping the forest authorities on their toes in Bahraich, where the animal is suspected to have killed at least six people and wounded several, all within a very short......

Himachal BJP leaders miffed over ticket to Cong rebels

The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in Himachal Pradesh is making efforts to mollify party leaders who are disgruntled over distribution of tickets to six Congress rebels for the assembly......

Need funds for social infra, women empowerment schemes: Jaitley

The Economic Survey 2013-14 presented by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely as precursor to the Union Budget presents an analysis of India’s human development, social and woemn empowerment......

CAG can now vet NGOs in social sector schemes

The Comptroller and Auditor General of Indiahas now been empowered to vet all non-government organisations and other agencies involved in the government's social sector schemes.The Planning......

Govt asks industries to invest in rural areas

Reaching out to India Inc, government on Monday invited them to invest in the rural development sector to bring sustainable growth in rural areas. The appeal was made by rural development ministry......

NREGA gets Mahatma Gandhi tag

The government on Friday renamed its flagship rural job guarantee programme - National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) - after Mahatma Gandhi. "The Union cabinet has decided to rechristen......