Issue: December 2008
 
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Most accounts and discussions about the Northeast point out its diversity in people, flora-fauna, vibrant culture, rich natural resources, especial...

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  A Beacon of Hope for Women in Kargil
  Far away from the heated demonstrations and raging politics in Kashmir and in Jammu, a silent revolution is in the offing in the Kargil district of La...
  Empowering the 'Power' Less
  Arunachal Pradesh, with more than 55000 MW hydropower potential, will be known as the Power House of the country in few years time. In fact the expert...
  Planning for the North East
  The region of the Northeast is opening up with massive investment in infrastructure development – roads, power, rail and airports. Plan expenditure is...
  A Remarkable Journey
  Arunachal Pradesh is a mountainous Frontier State sharing its international borders with Myanmar, Bhutan and China and inhabited by 26 major tribes an...
  The Future of Modern India
  It is indeed a matter of pride for the people of Arunachal Pradesh that one of the most prestigious magazines like ‘Yojana’ is going to have a special...
 
 
  A Beacon of Hope for Women in Kargil   [December 2008]
  Far away from the heated demonstrations and raging politics in Kashmir and in Jammu, a silent revolution is in the offing in the Kargil district of La...
  Empowering the 'Power' Less   [December 2008]
  Arunachal Pradesh, with more than 55000 MW hydropower potential, will be known as the Power House of the country in few years time. In fact the expert...
  Planning for the North East   [December 2008]
  The region of the Northeast is opening up with massive investment in infrastructure development – roads, power, rail and airports. Plan expenditure is...
  A Remarkable Journey   [December 2008]
  Arunachal Pradesh is a mountainous Frontier State sharing its international borders with Myanmar, Bhutan and China and inhabited by 26 major tribes an...
  The Future of Modern India   [December 2008]
  It is indeed a matter of pride for the people of Arunachal Pradesh that one of the most prestigious magazines like ‘Yojana’ is going to have a special...
  Kashmir gets its first rail link   [November 2008]
  More than hundred years after Kashmir was promised a rail link, the dream finally got on track on 11th October as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flagge...
  Right to Education Bill 2008   [November 2008]
  Way back in 1937, seventy years ago and at the ripe age of 67, Gandhiji raised his voice in favour of universal education. His demand was met with the...
  Need for National Commitment   [November 2008]
  The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has
been set up by an Act of Parliament in December
2005 to stand by children
...
  Priority Areas for the Eleventh Plan   [November 2008]
  The Children’ s statement from the UN Special Session on Children 2002, reads as
follows:-
“We want a World fit for children, because a Wor
...
  Right to Education   [November 2008]
 

Is the issue really one of children’s Right to education? Or is it, as ought
to be, our Duty to provide assured availability and access to edu
...

  Beyond the Glass Ceiling ...   [October 2008]
  In a candid and exclusive interview to Chief Editor Yojana, Smt Sheyphali. B. Sharan, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent C...
  From Darkness to Limelight   [Oct 2008]
 

It is rather easy to imagine someone’s journey from rags to riches than the elevation of a cleaner to the rank of a college principal. But, with he...

  Remedy for Social Elevation   [Oct 2008]
  Empowerment is a continuous process for realizing the ideals of equal i ty, human
liberation and freedom for al l . Women's Empowerment, thus , i
...
  Women Officers in Armed Forces   [Oct 2008]
  Shortage of officers in army, air force and navy has been a much talked about issue since last many years. Though denied by the senior brass of three ...
  Writing and Women’s Movement in India   [Oct 2008]
  In a short story by Chandrika, a writer from Kerala, the protagonist, a housewife, dreams of writing poetry. The lines of her poems come to her as she...
  Tiger vs Tribals   [September]
  It is over three years now since the Schedule Tribes and other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights) Bill came into public domain. Just before that ...
  A Milestone for Ensuring the Adivasi Rights   [September]
  Promulgation of the Forest Rights Act 2006, is a major step towards protecting the rights of the Adivasis, who form 8.2 per cent of our populatio...
  The Madhya Pradesh Initiative   [September]
  Scheduled Tribes and other Taditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition to Forest Rights) Act 2006, is the second most significant Act, adopted after Right...
  Too Much of a Burden!   [September]
  ORISSA is a state with a large number of tribes – as many as 62 major and minor ones. Some like the Khadias, Dongria Kondhs, Lanjia Sauras, Manka...
 
 
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