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Moneylife Digital Team 13 April 2012
Andhra Pradesh-based Dr VS Prasanna Rajan is seeking a detailed reply from the President Secretariat on the defence land that is being used for building a bungalow for Pratibha Patil to occupy post retirement Andhra Pradesh-based Dr VS Prasanna Rajan has sent a notice under section 80 of the...

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The Presidential denial is wearing thin. We learn that Rs8 crore of public money is allegedly being used to construct President Pratibha Patil’s bungalow on a land, which cannot be used for civilian purposes. And military resources are being deployed for her   In response to the...

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While the Moneylife report on the construction of a post-retirement bungalow for Pratibha Patil in Pune became viral in social media, the President's office came up with a denial which did not address the core issues, but was carried faithfully by the mainstream media When the Moneylife...

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These hearings cannot be realistic without even the draft DPR and the preliminary drawings made available for study to the public. Such hearings could be safely termed as a farce On 5 April 2012, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) announced holding of a public...

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Alekh Angre 12 April 2012
Without popularising any easy-to-use and failure-safe alternative, the Railways are phasing out coupon booklets that can be purchased from ticket windows and validated by punching at starting station across the Mumbai suburban rail network To avoid the long rush at the railway ticket...

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An RTI activist from Pune, Col Suresh Patil (retd) remarked, “Dr Rajendra Prasad donated his land to Vinoba Bhave and here we have Pratibhatai Patil taking away the land for of her own men Consider this: Eight hundred jawans of the Territorial Army (TA) are presently posted in Pune but...

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Patients seem relieved and comforted that they needn’t go through repeated tests and torture as supported by our obsession with evidence-based medicine. They can enjoy their lives that have been prolonged by simple things like exercise, reasonable diet, and patient-centered goals We proclaim...

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Moneylife Digital Team 11 April 2012
Sea level readings now indicate that the threat has diminished or is over for most areas and therefore the tsunami watch issued by this center is now cancelled, PTWC said  The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC), in its latest bulletin has withdrawn its Tsunami warning issued after the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 April 2012
CIC orders the environment ministry to publish all reports within 30 days of submission In what can be considered a big ‘green’ step, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has come down heavily on the environment ministry and ordered it to publish expert committee reports before making any...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 April 2012
Despite doubling the budgetary allocation for elementary education in India from Rs26,169 crore in 2009-10 to Rs55,746 crore in 2011-12, it remains in a dismal state. Half of India’s fifth standard students can read a second standard textbook and a handful can do basic arithmetic, suggests...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 April 2012
The effort and delays involved in going to police stations to file an FIR (first information report) would be a thing of the past. It could soon be done with click of a mouse. Home minister P Chidambaram announced that online registration of FIRs will be possible once the server network is...

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Moneylife Digital team 10 April 2012
US Intelligence report has warned that by 2040, fresh water supplies are unlikely to match the rising global demand which will outstrip current sustainable supply by 40%.  The report prepared by Director of National Intelligence said that beyond 10 years the risk of water wars would grow. It...

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If public transport system is not catering to the needs of disabled, their livelihood is being denied. It is of utmost importance that the Disability Act 1995 is implemented in letter and spirit. This is concluding part of the two part series Having looked at guidelines for making built...

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If public transport system is not catering to the needs of disabled, their livelihood is being denied. It is of utmost importance that the Disability Act 1995 is implemented in letter and spirit As a follow up to “Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full...

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Moneylife Digital Team 07 April 2012
An internal note circulated by chief accountant (finance) of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has revealed the nexus between corporators and petty works contractors.  Despite the public uproar that the note created, the BMC had decided to go ahead with the award of the contracts “A...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 April 2012
Call rate as half paisa or one-fourth paisa per ‘second’ would be considered misleading if the actual rate is 1 paisa per two seconds or 1 paisa per four seconds Consumer organisations have lauded the move but have also demanded concrete action from the regulator Advertisements that were...

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Shekhar Kapur, actor, chartered accountant and film-maker of international repute, triggered on twitter, what may probably be the biggest dipstick survey on what people think of advertising on Indian television today Shekhar Kapur, actor, chartered accountant and film-maker of international...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 April 2012
In a bid to outdo each other, channels window-dress their advertisements thereby artificially boosting their TRPs which are totally misleading. Media channels come out with anything to make their numbers and brands look good. They advertise to the hilt, blow their own trumpets, and in the...

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Nowhere else can we travel on an extensive railway system at prices anywhere close to what we have in India. The experience can be richly rewarding on every rail journey. Good luck with rail travel this summer With the summer holidays fast approaching and prices on air travel shooting through...

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The mischievous amendments to the RTI Act by the Maharashtra government have enraged RTI users and activists.  Here’s why the government needs to backtrack By now, the amendments proposed by the Maharashtra government in the RTI (Right to Information) Act have turned into a massive public...

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