Here is the daily dose of headlines:

• Water supply: In Chennai, city officials have made it mandatory that buildings connected to the main water supply install meters to measure consumption.
• Government transparency: The Central Information Commission (CIC) will now require political parties to…

• Food Shortage Crisis: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that the country has sufficient food to feed the people and that prices should reflect that soon. Sending conflicting signals, PM Singh may call a meeting with Chief Ministers on controlling prices. Shockingly, another…

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• Global Warming and Energy: P. Chindambaram speaks on measures taken by India to combat global warming. In similar…

Education is an issue that is overtaking the Indian news in the past week with the court ruling on the OBC quota in the higher education system. However, primary education is also in dire need of attention. Supreme Court judges…

• India-Africa relations: India and Africa continue to take steps to improve cooperation over shared desires to have a seat on the UN Security Council.
• Health Technology: The first artificial heart transplant in all of Asia was conducted in Bangalore.
• Voting Technology: Bangalore’s state voting machines…