Transparency

Biodiversity Conservation & Rural Livelihood Improvement Project (BCRLIP)

Biodiversity Conservation & Rural Livelihood Improvement Project (BCRLIP): A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Development Introduction The intricate web of life on Earth, known as biodiversity, is facing unprecedented threats. Habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and overexploitation are driving species extinctions at an alarming rate, jeopardizing the delicate balance of ecosystems and the well-being of humanity. … Read more

Citizen Charter

 Citizen charter The Citizens’ Charter is an instrument which seeks to make an organization transparent, accountable and citizen friendly. A Citizens’ Charter is basically a set of commitments made by an organization regarding the standards of service which it delivers. Every citizens’ charter has several essential components to make it meaningful; the first … Read more

Growth And Distributive Justice

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> During the first three decades after Independence, the Indian economy stagnated around a trend rate of Growth of 3.5 per cent, popularly known as the Hindu rate of growth. The scenario changed during the 1980s. The acceleration of growth during the 1980s to 5.6 per cent … Read more

Finances – Gram Panchayats

The Financial Landscape of Gram Panchayats: A Vital but Often Overlooked Pillar of Rural Development Gram Panchayats, the smallest units of local self-governance in India, play a crucial role in delivering essential services and fostering development in rural areas. Their financial health is directly linked to their ability to effectively address the needs of their … Read more

Separation of powers between various organs

The doctrine of the Separation of Powers finds its roots in the ancient world, where the concepts of governmental functions, and the theories of mixed and balanced government, were evolved. These were essential Elements in the development of The doctrine of the separation of powers. Their transmission through medieval writings, to provide the basis of … Read more

Ethics In International Funding

 Ethics in international funding Historically speaking, internationalisation has been linked to commerce, but the advent of trade predates international trade, as we know it today. To this end, it is interesting to note how, right from the very beginning, the spread of rules and customs often took on a near sacred character in … Read more

Devolution of Power and Finances up to local levels and Challenges therein.

Sources of Funds The Amendments left important matters such as implementation, service delivery (including local capacity building) and transfer of responsibilities and powers to rural local bodies at the discretion of the state legislatures. Consequently, while expenditure responsibilities of local bodies are extensively enhanced, there is no law to ensure a corresponding assignment of funds … Read more

Decentralization

Delegation The active process of entrustment of a part of work or responsibility and authority to another and the creation of accountability for performance is known as delegation. Thus, there are three Elements of delegation as follows- Assignment of Responsibility: This is also known as entrustment of duties. Duties can be divided into two parts: … Read more

Ethics Case Study 2

Case Study 2:- Ratan is a farmer who grew sugar-cane on his two acres irrigated land and had borrowed Money from a private bank to buy a tractor. He bought the tractor from the money he had received from bank loan but, also used part of the money to pay dowry and expenses for his … Read more

Rule Of Law

 Rule of Law The concept of Rule of Law is that the state is governed, not by the ruler or the nominated representatives of the people but by the law. A county that enshrines the rule of law would be one wherein the Grundnorm[i] of the country, or the basic and core law … Read more