Encouraging good governance.IF ONE WERE to total up the collective number of years of experience among the audience present, a new Indian centre for governance was launched amidst a·midst prep. Variant of amid. [Middle English amiddes : amidde; see amid + -es, adverbial suffix; see -s3.] several centuries of work in that field. The IC Centre for Governance was inaugurated in December in New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , although it will function at Asia Plateau plateau, elevated, level or nearly level portion of the earth's surface, larger in summit area than a mountain and bounded on at least one side by steep slopes, occurring on land or in oceans. , Panchgani, in western India. The former Chief Justice of India The Chief Justice of India is the highest position obtainable by a judge in India. The chief justice of the Supreme Court is appointed on the basis of seniority by the President of India. , MN Venkatachaliah, attributed the failure of the Indian bureaucracy to rise to the challenges of contemporary governance to 'the collapse of individual conscience'. India had made rapid strides in economic development since independence, but at the same time there were glaring glar·ing adj. 1. Shining intensely and blindingly: the glaring noonday sun. 2. Tastelessly showy or bright; garish. 3. examples of large-scale non-development, with large numbers deprived of basic amenities. Cautioning all those involved in governance about growing unease in the country, he called on the bureaucracy, industry and academia to join civil society in endeavouring to create better governance. A conference on 'Better governance--from fear to opportunity' took place at Asia Plateau in March. |
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