http://www.nextindia.org Citizens' blog to promote transparency and accountability in Indian governance Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:26:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en hi, Here is link to a short presentation supporting my talk at TEDx at Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University in Kakinada (A.P.) (JNTUK). The event was themed Awakening Young India and my talk was titled India's Second Freedom Struggle - Removing Corruption from Politics http://www.slideshare.net/dipinder/indias-second-freedom-struggle-removing-corruption-from-politics Comments welcome! http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/08/27/indias-second-freedom-struggle-removing-corruption-from-politics/ BASIC INFORMATION Title: Operations Coordinator, Bangalore, India Position Type: Contractor for – 1 year with possibility of extensions Begins July/August 2010 Location: Bangalore, India ABOUT VIDYA Vidya is a not-for-profit foundation established in Chicago, IL to bring educational scholarships to underprivileged children throughout India. Vidya has three primary areas of focus: Connecting sponsors with students in need ... http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/08/26/job-req-operations-coordinator-with-vidya-bangalore/ PRS is initiating a Legislative Assistants for MPs Programme, providing an opportunity for young people to work directly with MPs.  The ten-month programme seeks highly-motivated, bright graduates, who will be trained to provide research inputs to MPs to help them fulfill their parliamentary and legislative duties. Deadline for applications is Wednesday, ... http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/06/09/legislative-assistants-for-mps-programme/ PRS has interesting collection of statistics from the budget session 2010 of the parliament, including plan versus performance of the parliament, MP attendance and vital stats. Check it out. http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/06/01/statistics-from-budget-session-2010/ Checkout recording of "live web debate" at http://www.offstumped.in/live/ More info, below: ----- "We are happy to organise a town hall with folks who have been actively trying to engage youth of India and making them more informed about the political process and choices to make. The format of the debate would be 1 hour of panel ... http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/03/27/why-is-it-important-for-youth-to-engage-in-politics/ India FNF Alumni Network (IFAN) in partnership with Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit Invites you to a discussion on India needs you! - An introduction to the Freedom Team of India 27 February 2010, New Delhi         Resource Person: Sanjeev Sabhlok, Freedom Team of India Moderator: Barun Mitra, Liberty Institute   Registration: 1530 hrs onwards Discussion: 1600 ... http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/02/11/india-needs-you-an-introduction-to-the-freedom-team-of-india-27-february-new-delhi/ I was at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos last week and wanted to share some thoughts with the group. The 40th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum had a bold theme for the event, ‘Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild.’  In the aftermath of ... http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/02/04/post-about-davos/ Mint has an interesting report on 14th Jan that Science and Technology Ministry has posted its targets online. While the targets have been set internally, the performance will be evaluated by an independent panel of experts. Check it out! http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/01/18/improving-accountability-science-ministry-posts-its-targets-online/ Dear All, Greetings for the New Year 2010, from India Urban Space Foundation!! Social entrepreneurs are taking on new challenges in leading path-breaking social innovations. As a befitting tribute to the spirit of such leadership, India Urban Space Foundation launches ‘Innovations in Services for Urban Poor Awards Program’. If your organisation ... http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/01/16/innovations-in-services-for-urban-poor-awards/ What if there was a coup in India - not by armed forces but by administration. Chief Secretary takes charge and all politicians are removed. Will the governance suffer? For better or worse? All that the coup shall do is eliminate top layer of policy making. A layer that is ... http://www.nextindia.org/index.php/2010/01/10/coup-in-india/