State of Civil Society report 2018
Each year, CIVICUS publishes the State of Civil Society Report, which chronicles major global developments and key trends impacting civil society. The report draws from interviews with civil society leaders
Governance And Institutions
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Order of the Madras High Court regarding illegalities committed in the utilization of funds allocated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu, 06/04/2018
<p>Order of the Madras High Court in W.P. Nos. 8132 of 2018 dated 06/04/2018 regarding irregularities and illegalities committed in the utilization of funds allocated under the Mahatma Gandhi National
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The consumer protection bill, 2018
<p>This new bill introduced in the Lok Sabha includes provision for fine and imprisonment for adulteration of products, compounding of offences and establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority. Celebrities endorsing misleading ads will have to pay penalty of up to Rs 50 lakh and serve a ban of up to three years says this which replaces replaces the Consumer Protection Act 1986.</p>
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Deadly but preventable attacks: killings and enforced disappearances of those who defend human rights
India is among the deadliest countries for defenders of rights related to land, territory, environment, rights NGO Amnesty International said. In its global report 'Deadly but Preventable Attacks: Killings
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Decoding data use: How do leaders use data and use it to accelerate development?
A new AidData report illuminates the black box of how leaders source evidence and use it to accelerate development in low- and middle-income countries. Information is “never the hero”, but it plays a supporting
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Order of the High Court of Madras regarding quoting of Aadhaar number while filing for income tax returns, 06/11/2017
Order of the High Court of Judicature at Madras in the matter of Thiagarajan Kumararaja Vs Ministry of Finance & Others dated 06/11/2017 regarding quoting of Aadhaar number while filing for income tax
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The State of Open Data Report 2017
igshare's annual report, The State of Open Data 2017, looks at global attitudes towards open data. It includes survey results of 2,300 respondents and a collection of articles from industry experts, as
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The future of Indian Universities
This volume emphasizes the need for fundamental reforms into the existing institutional structure of higher education and their governance so as to infuse much needed dynamism and renewed sense of purpose
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World Development Report 2018: learning to realize education's promise
Millions of young students in low and middle-income countries face the prospect of lost opportunity and lower wages in later life because their primary and secondary schools are failing to educate them
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Tyranny of MGNREGA’s monitoring system
<p>The management information system of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 was hailed as a pioneering tool for enhancing transparency and accountability. However, it is now