India’s Bhutan Hydel Project Ready

International Relations

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-05 OPINION Relevant for: International Relations Topic: International Relations Vijay Gokhale India is expected to commission a major hydropower project in Bhutan in the coming weeks, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said on Tuesday. Delivering a speech on India-Bhutan relations, the top diplomat said cooperation in the hydropower sector was a sign…

Accounting Methods Of Climate Fund Questioned

Environment

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-05 OPINION Relevant for: Environment & Disaster Management Topic: Environmental Conservation, Sustainable Development & EIA Charting the way:Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan at the COP24 summit in Katowice, Poland, on Tuesday.AFP The Finance Ministry has issued a ‘discussion paper’ that has criticised the accounting methods used by developed countries to report how…

Disabilities Act: States Going Slow On Rollout, Says Study

Government Policies & Welfare Schemes

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2018-12-05 OPINION Relevant for: Government Policies & Welfare Schemes Topic: Welfare of Persons with Disability – Schemes & their performance; Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions & Bodies A study conducted by the Disability Rights India Foundation (DRIF) on the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, across 24 States, has…