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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.
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04/29/2008 A new campaign has been launched targeting British company Vedanta over its plans to mine a sacred mountain in India.
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From: Survival International Italia
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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.
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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.
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From: Center for Global Development
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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.
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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.
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From: Global Health Council
Wages under NREGA need to be standardised
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.
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Image: Wages under NREGA need to be standardised © CARE India
Brazil, one of the countries under review, has "serious violations of women’s sexual and reproductive rights."
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.
From: Center for Reproductive Rights
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Image: Brazil, one of the countries under review, has "serious violations of women’s sexual and reproductive rights." © International Women's Health Coalition
Protesting at a previous Coca-Cola shareholders' meeting.
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.
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From: India Resource Center
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Image: Protesting at a previous Coca-Cola shareholders' meeting. © Aaron Couch / India Resource Center
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.
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Related: [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.
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From: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
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With nearly 40 million immigrants, U.S. global remittances exceed $300 billion per year.
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.
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From: New America Media
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Image: With nearly 40 million immigrants, U.S. global remittances exceed $300 billion per year. © American Friends Service Committee
04/10/2008 Yli 1 500 kyläläistä vaatii Coca-Colan pullottamon sulkemista Varanasissa Intiassa. Kyläläiset syyttävät suuryhtiötä kaivojen kuivumisesta ja maaperän ja veden pilaantumisesta.
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From: OneWorld South Asia
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Image: © Amit Srivastava / India Resource Center
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.
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From: OneWorld South Asia
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04/09/2008 Intian ja 14 Afrikan maan johtajat tapaavat tänään ensimmäisessä yhteisessä huippukokouksessa. Intia tahtoo vahvistaa taloudellisia siteitään perinteisiin kauppakumppaneihinsa.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
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Woman donating blood
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.
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A woman donates blood
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.

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Related: [South Asia] [Emergency Relief] [Intermediate Technology] [Volunteering] [Internet]
Image: A woman donates blood
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.
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From: 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.
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