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Democracy depends on vibrant ‘gram sabhas’
'Gram sabhas' have ceased to be vibrant spaces for popular participation and effective agencies to hold government functionaries to account
4 min read1 May 2018The right way to save India’s forests
A new community-led approach is needed; the current CAF Act enables the bureaucracy to subvert democratic land and forest governance
4 min read20 Feb 2018Compensatory afforestation fund bill gets Rajya Sabha nod
Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill, 2016 passed after NDA agrees to Congress demand to ensure money will be used in consultation with gram sabhas
2 min read29 Jul 2016Will empowering gram sabhas derail development?
People want to be heard. By imposing development on them by the power of the gun we are only creating conflict
3 min read13 May 2016Supreme Court refuses to hear fresh plea on Niyamgiri mining
A bench refused said the state govt-owned Odisha Mining Corporation could approach appropriate forums against the decision of gram sabhas
1 min read6 May 2016With eye on Uttar Pradesh polls, Narendra Modi turns to Ambedkar
Programme to mark 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar will conclude on 24 April with Narendra Modi addressing gram sabhas
4 min read2 Apr 2016How the state is reclaiming power over tribal communities
Not recognising common property resources that tribes collectively manage is not only economic injustice, but also breaks traditional order of tribal societies
4 min read4 Feb 201620 gram sabhas in Chhattisgarh pass resolutions against auction of coal mines
Councils say auctions of coal mines in Hasdeo-Arand region will violate the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006
3 min read15 Jan 2015Disband the Planning Commission, focus on states instead
Strengthening state-level planning mechanisms would be an appropriate follow-up to dismantling Planning Commission
3 min read23 Sep 2014Fresh gram sabhas for Mahan Coal likely in a month: Collector
Gram sabha to determine whether power plant and aluminium smelter of Essar Power and Hindalco Industries could get coal supplies from the block
1 min read21 Jun 2014Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared