Full coverage: Governance
March 2008
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25.03.2008
In the first ever parliamentary poll in Bhutan, the people have made clear their preference for a government that will preserve the peace and development enjoyed under a century of royal rule. The people want stability, says winning party DTP, whose past experience under the former king won the people by a large majority.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bhutan] |
25.03.2008
A recent all-India survey reveals that self-help groups have instilled confidence and given women necessary exposure to first contest panchayat elections and then take up more challenging assignments. These female members are no longer dependent upon their husbands to take key decisions.
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19.03.2008
A prime issue that chokes the political health of troubled Pakistan is that not all of its able citizens are allowed to vote...
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18.03.2008
A report by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics titled: Pension and Social Security Schemes in Pakistan: Some Policy Options reveals that a significant proportion of elderly working population remain largely unprotected. Efficient deployment of resources and improved governance are critical for effective social security schemes in the country, the report argues.
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18.03.2008
Jaipur, capital of western Indian state of Rajasthan, is soon going to be a wi-fi-enabled city. Data Infosys Ltd, which is among the top seven Internet Service Providers in the country, has signed an MoU with the state government in this respect.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [communications] [e-governance] [Internet] |
14.03.2008
HARARE, Mar 14 (OneWorld) - Members of once esteemed professions in Zimbabwe -- teachers, nurses, and doctors -- have gone on strike over the paltry purchasing power of their wages.
Story linkFrom: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] Image: Zimbabwean students. © UNICEF / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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12.03.2008
New software by India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC) in Jharkhand offers individual search for pregnant women and newborns at the Anganwadi level. The programme will help the state government track the nutrition status of both mother and child and the immunisation of infants.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [e-governance] [health & ICT] Image: Infant weighing is vital for nutrition check
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12.03.2008
WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (OneWorld) - Air quality concerns in Beijing have prompted the world's record holder in the marathon to pull out of the premiere long-distance running event at this year's Olympic Games.
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10.03.2008
Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment invites participants to an intensive summer course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management in India. Held from June 4 to August 2, 2008, the course will attempt to address the complexities underlying the environment-development debate.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] Image: Is progress steamrolling environment? Photo credit: Centre for Science and Environment
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08.03.2008
BOGOTA, Mar 7 (OneWorld) - Amid the escalating diplomatic crisis with Venezuela, Ecuador, and now Nicaragua, tens of thousands of Colombians marched yesterday in solidarity with the victims of their country's violent conflict. They were joined by demonstrators in capital cities across the continent, as well as Paris and New York.
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04.03.2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 4 (OneWorld) - The vast majority of scientists and other specialists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have withdrawn from a key labor-management partnership, citing rising distrust of the agency's chief Stephen Johnson.
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