Full Coverage: India
April 2008
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04/30/2008
Millions of volunteers will visit every household in the country in the coming years to gather information on changing demographics, in a census that will reveal how economic growth has affected its people. India’s population is expected to climb to 1.19 billion in 2011 from 1.13 billion in 2008, say officials.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Development] [Population] [Poverty] [Economy] [Governance] |
04/29/2008
A new campaign has been launched targeting British company Vedanta over its plans to mine a sacred mountain in India.
Read moreFrom: Survival International Italia Related: [United Kingdom] |
04/25/2008
The answer to growing traffic and pollution in the Indian capital lies in an effective and massive public transport system, says the Centre for Science and Environment. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, recently implemented in south Delhi, provides the option for an economically sound and better bus system.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Development] [Cities] [Transport] [Pollution] |
04/24/2008
Asian governments' attempts to manage skyrocketing food prices by restricting rice exports is actually aggravating food shortages in the region, says Peter Timmer in this interview.
Read moreFrom: Center for Global Development Related: [Viet Nam] [Thailand] [Philippines] [Indonesia] [China] [Asia and the Pacific] |
04/24/2008
Even as UNESCO’s latest report pans India for lagging behind in the race for achieving education for all by 2015, experts gathered in the capital weigh up the nationally sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Exclusion and discrimination remain core challenges as millions of children remain outside its fold, is the verdict.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld South Asia Related: [South Asia] [Development] [Education] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [MDGs] |
04/24/2008
Dr. Binayak Sen -- imprisoned without trial for over a year on terrorism charges -- is being honored for his dedication to health and human rights in poor and tribal communities in his native India.
Read moreFrom: Global Health Council |
04/22/2008
Centre for Science and Environment releases a two year study on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act as it becomes pan-Indian from April 1. NREGA can regenerate the village economy through productive assets on water conservation and afforestation and just wages for the people, says CSE.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Development] [Labor] [Poverty] [Economy] [Conservation] Image: Wages under NREGA need to be standardised © CARE India
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04/18/2008
The UN needs to address women's reproductive rights as it conducts the first "peer reviews" of member countries' human rights records, says a coalition of 11 rights groups from around the world.
Read moreFrom: Center for Reproductive Rights Related: [Poland] [Philippines] [Ecuador] [Brazil] [Argentina] Image: Brazil, one of the countries under review, has "serious violations of women’s sexual and reproductive rights." © International Women's Health Coalition
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04/17/2008
Indian human rights activists warned shareholders at Coca-Cola's annual meeting Wednesday that the company is hiding the real extent of its liabilities in India, including bottling plants that are contributing to a water crisis in parts of the country.
Read moreFrom: India Resource Center Related: [United States] Image: Protesting at a previous Coca-Cola shareholders' meeting. © Aaron Couch / India Resource Center
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04/16/2008
The Blue Alert campaign in five Indian coastal cities witnessed hundreds calling for government action to mitigate climate change threats. An earlier report by Greenpeace has highlighted possible displacement of over 125 million people in India and Bangladesh that puts vulnerable coastlines at risk.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Migration] [Population] [Climate Change] [Activism] |
04/11/2008
Enabling India to expand its production of nuclear weapons and bomb-grade material increases the likelihood that terrorists gain access to such materials, writes an arms control and non-proliferation group.
Read moreFrom: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Related: [United States] Image: © Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
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04/11/2008
The recent economic downturn in the United States is causing a dramatic decrease in remittances -- the amount of money migrant workers send home to support their families.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [United States] [Mexico] Image: With nearly 40 million immigrants, U.S. global remittances exceed $300 billion per year. © American Friends Service Committee
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04/10/2008
Yli 1 500 kyläläistä vaatii Coca-Colan pullottamon sulkemista Varanasissa Intiassa. Kyläläiset syyttävät suuryhtiötä kaivojen kuivumisesta ja maaperän ja veden pilaantumisesta.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld South Asia Related: [Water/Sanitation] [Corporations] Image: © Amit Srivastava / India Resource Center
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04/09/2008
Despite India’s ambitious National Rural Health Mission in action, rural health services remain poor, lacking infrastructure, staff and essential medicines, with funds pouring into private healthcare. At a recent meet at the capital, policymakers, experts, activists and the media examined the lacunae and discussed future strategies.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld South Asia Related: [South Asia] [Health] [Governance] [MDGs] |
04/09/2008
Intian ja 14 Afrikan maan johtajat tapaavat tänään ensimmäisessä yhteisessä huippukokouksessa. Intia tahtoo vahvistaa taloudellisia siteitään perinteisiin kauppakumppaneihinsa.
Read moreFrom: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus Related: [Africa] [Trade] Image: © New Internationalist
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04/07/2008
A little-known mobile helpline can help you find a blood donor in times of crises. All it takes is an SMS. The messages access an online database of 45,000 blood donors in 300 Indian towns and cities.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Health] [ICT] [Civil Society] Image: Woman donating blood
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04/07/2008
A little-known mobile helpline will now help you find a blood donor in times of crises. All it takes is an SMS. The messages access an online database of 45,000 blood donors in 300 Indian towns and cities.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Emergency Relief] [Intermediate Technology] [Volunteering] [Internet] Image: A woman donates blood
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04/03/2008
As a young boy from a poor family in northern India, Rambho was tricked into slavery. After being rescued and rehabilitated by a local organization, however, he hopes to help others avoid the same fate.
Read moreFrom: Free The Slaves |
04/03/2008
Thanks to the support of the DMK federation of Dalit land rights and Action Aid, the women of Kattiupaiyur, Tamil Nadu, India have reclaimed what once belonged to the oppressed community. Eight years of struggle have made them proud owners of land that they now dream of passing on to their daughters.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Land] [Social Exclusion] [Gender] |
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