Governance: Accountability

Indian Cabinet okays new code of conduct for ministers: The changes approved by the Indian Cabinet will ensure political impartiality of the civil services.
Corruption has corroded governance in India: Top official: Elections are root cause of corruption in India, states S Y Qureshi, Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India.
GoM report on corruption to be submitted soon: Indian Minister: V Narayanasamy, India’s Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office, in an interview with OneWorld South Asia, said that all Indians need to do a serious introspection to tackle the menace of corruption.
Violence against migrants is rising on a daily basis: Navi Pillai: Navi Pillai, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has stressed on the need for combined efforts in addressing racism. She was speaking at the eleventh session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme. Excerpts from her speech.
NGOs largely funded by govt under RTI: Indian apex court: The civil society organizations like NGOs funded substantially by the government are liable to reveal information under the transparency law, the Indian apex court said.
New land bill gives thrust to rehabilitation: Indian Minister: Govt is working towards promoting transparency in land sales, said Jairam Ramesh, India’s Minister For Rural Development.
Accreditation makes NGOs trustworthy: experts: Experts representing different organizations from the civil society stressed on the need for rewarding accountability and transparency in the NGO sector.
Poonam Natrajan is new chairman of Credibility Alliance: Poonam Natrajan took over the chairmanship from Jagdananda, the outgoing Board chairman, during the annual general meeting of the Credibility Alliance.
Hasina hints at polls in Bangladesh before January 24: Analysts fear there could be violence in the run up to the election as the Awami League has no intention of reviving the caretaker system.
Citizens' right to privacy should be protected: Pranab: Governance in a democracy is all about the trust between a citizen and the government, said the Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee.