CITIZENS' ISSUES


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by this center is now cancelled, PTWC said  The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC), in its latest bulletin has withdrawn its Tsunami warning issued after the...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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Moneylife Digital Team 03 April 2012
In the latest e-mail, scamsters have used RBI governor Dr D Subbarao’s name to offer fifty-fifty share in a Rs5.8 crore deal Are you among the many who have the privilege of receiving an email from D Subbarao, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? And if you have, have you been...

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It all started out with Via.com offering a name-your-price kind of scheme in India. Others like Yatra.com, Cleartrip and MakeMyTrip offered similar schemes to bargain hunters who did not care what airline they flew or the exact schedule. While you could potentially be saving money on these...

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The Coal-gate scam compares well with the largesse distributed by telecom minister A Raja, to those who bagged 2G spectrum Once again, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) seems set to provide yeoman service to India by putting an official stamp on the value of national...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 March 2012
The apex court upholds the Bombay High Court’s decision to stop sale of plots for mass housing project that were merged and sold for Rs7 crore each instead The Supreme Court no Friday rejected the special leave petition (SLP) filed by Mumbai-based builder Niranjan Hiranandani against the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 March 2012
Contrary to company’s claim of making shopping funny and entertaining, consumer complaints suggest it is actually frustrating. However, timtara claimed that due to a spike in the orders resulting into three times growth in number of transactions, there could be some delays E-commerce and...

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