One Laptop per Children

One Laptop per Children is an ambitious initiative taken by several Not For Profit organization and government worldwide.The idea of the initiative is to impart quality education to all the needy children of India and world who otherwise cannot afford the education.By adding visuals and sound learning will be more fun and interactive hence will have a lasting impact on children.Tricky concepts of science/ space/ astronomy/ robotics/ bilogy etc can be easily explained to students now using interactivesoftwares. This is an initiative started in MIT, USA which has started all this discussion.They claim to provide a laptopat 100 USD. However there has been debate that this laptop actually cost more than 200 USD. Still I feel that initiative is goodand must be appreciated, even at 200 USD it is still very attractively priced.
http://www.olpc.co.in/olpcindiaday/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child
However Indian government has started it own initiative and seems like they have succeded to certain extent. Its simply unbelievablea Laptop at merely Rs.500 or 10 USD
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/eyeonasia/archives/2006/07/india_says_no_t.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/TOIonline/India/HRD_hopes_to_make_10_laptops_a_reality/articleshow/1999849.cms
I hope they succeed making quality education affordable and acessible to millions of childrens worldwide.
-Nitin

Some inportant and useful web addresses of GOI

Anti Corruption Bureau
Check these links out and contact our Anti Corruption Bureau I have read lot of sucess stories of ACB in Pune....lets take the corruption head on

http://acbmaharashtra.org/legal.asp

http://apvc.ap.nic.in/

Right to Information Act
Government website - ative
http://rti.gov.in/

Individual Initiative
http://www.rtiindia.org/

Some of the aware citizens has used RTI in positive and constructive way to dig out the truth

Consumer Rights Protection
Government website -
http://ncdrc.nic.in/

Individual initiative
http://www.consumergrievance.com/

Hope it servers some purpose....please spread the word and make the fellow Indians aware of their rights and laws to protect their rights

Government Redress Forum

The site does exists....but I havent used it as of now...at least the idea is good, you can take any mnistry/ government department head on if you are not heard -

http://pgportal.gov.in/

Affidavits of Candidates

Please dont forget to check the background of candidates contesting elections -

http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/ge2009/Affidavits_fs.htm

Consumer Complaints

How to file complaint, how to register complaints with CVC-

http://business.gov.in/consumer_rights/consumer_complaints.php

http://www.corecentre.co.in/guest/aboutus.asp

Lets Make Things Happen for Ourselves

-Nitin