Solutions to Change

Today kerala witnessed the closure strike by members of the merchant association opposing the retail entry of the private companies. in this context this article found to be very interesting; Sunil Jain: Making organised retail work RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS Sunil Jain / New Delhi June 25, 2007 While the government has begun work on implementing the CPI(M)’s proposal to restrict the spread of organised retail in the country by strict licensing norms which go back to the old licence-permit-raj days ( June 19 : No idea left behind ), the retail industry itself appears in more than a bit of a mess. French retailer Carrefour, which is among the biggest in the world, and was supposed to be coming into the country within “two to three weeks” (to quote Commerce Minister Kamal Nath) in February, has postponed its India plans indefinitely given the political uncertainties associated with large retail. ITC, similarly, plans to wait it out for the next six months, according to a statement in the Pr...

India needs to build 26,300 housing units a day: NHB

Right to info soon to be available online Bringing information closer to the public and extending the scope of e-governance, the Chief Information Commission proposes to accept applications for information online, and put all information that comes under the purview of the RTI Act online The landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, is all set to take its next big step -- it will now be accessible on the Internet. Soon, applications for information under the Act can be made by email, and all government information that comes under the purview of the Act will be put up on the worldwide web. The Central Information Commission, the nodal agency for administering the RTI Act, will ask all government departments to begin accepting applications for information from citizens via email. Applica...