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1. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the Centre’s reported plans of using psychiatrists to counsel activists protesting against the 1,000 MW Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
   
   The NHRC termed it “a check on the freedom of speech/expression.”

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    3. PPP
          

• Two – tier structure to monitor ppp
  • An institutional mechanism for effective monitoring of the contract performance of projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode to ensure timely completion
  • As per the Cabinet decision on the Planning Commission’s proposal, the institutional mechanism for monitoring of PPP projects will have a two-tier scanning structure by way of a ‘Projects monitoring unit’ (PMU) and a ‘Performance review unit’ (PRU) in view of the fact that a number of infrastructural development projects are likely to be routed through the partnership mode for implementation.
  • To ensure timely completion of PPP projects, while the PMU will monitor their performance at the project authority level, the PRU will also oversee their implementation at the Ministry or state government level. Thereafter, as per the mechanism, the PMU will prepare a report and submit it to the PRU within 15 days of the close of each relevant month.

Sociology


1. Racism