Fifth Schedule and the fate of scheduled areas

Will the Xaxa committee report impact the Supreme Court’s impending judgment on Fifth Schedule?

A provision in need of serious review

The Fifth Schedule has remained mired in confusion and politicking

AAP government announces free water, cheap electricity for Delhi residents

But conditions apply. Households consuming more than 20,000 litres water or 400 units of power will have to pay fulll charges

2,500 birds culled to stop bird flu spread in Bihar

Authorities now focussing on chickens in domestic houses

Japanese encephalitis on the rise in Assam, spreads to almost all districts

160 persons have died of the disease since May; state government yet to respond to notice of state human rights commission on failing to tackle …

Chhattisgarh sticks to its stand that governors have no discretionary powers in tribal matters

State response to Supreme Court ignores more recent apex court judgements and former attorney general's opinion on powers of governors under the …

SC dismisses petition challenging functioning of Tribal advisory council in Chhattisgarh

Governors are not exercising their powers as they want to avoid any confrontation with chief ministers who also head these councils, alleged petition

Dengue on the rise: global burden is three times WHO estimate

Study shows India contributed more than one-third of burden in 2010

24 Chhattisgarh villages pledge to develop wildlife sanctuary on their own

Community leaders say they will increase forest cover and wildlife numbers by 150 per cent in five years in the proposed Udanti and Sita Nadi …

Centre reverses stand on governor's powers under Fifth Schedule

Assistant solicitor general's affidavit says the constitutional head of state has no discretionary powers over functioning of Tribes Advisory …

SC notice to Chhattisgarh on the way tribal advisory councils function

Centre issues circular clarifying governors have special role in supervising governance of tribal areas to ensure partial autonomy

SC dismisses petition demanding exclusion of Sundargarh from purview of municipal Act

Activists say judgement is a setback for tribal communities who are being denied special status and land rights granted by the Constitution

Will BJP’s projected win help Vidarbha’s cause?

Vidarbhavadis hope BJP, which during its earlier stint at the Centre carved out three new states, will be more sympathetic to their demands

Desperately seeking skills & jobs

India has a youth bulge in its population, accounting for the largest number of young working age people in the world. This demographic …