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Orissa needs long-term strategy to promote peace and secularism A fact-finding team that visited the camps and villages of Kandhamal district in Orissa, where the latest bout of violence against Christians has rendered thousands homeless and killed more than 25 people, finds the attacks by Hindu fundamentalists pre-planned and the government’s response inadequate More... Preparing for disastersOxfam's latest report, 'Rethinking Disasters', recommends the integration of disaster risk reduction into sustainable development policies and planning, as well as strengthening institutions that help communities build greater resilience to disasters More... The poor pay bribes of over Rs 8,000 million to access public servicesA study on corruption across India reveals that approximately 50 million BPL households paid as much as Rs 8,830 million in bribes in one year to access 11 selected public services. Highest on the corruption list is the police More... Greening BenaulimA book by Benaulim resident Clinton Vaz shows visiting tourists how they can reduce the harmful effects of their presence in this popular Goan tourist destination More... Monitoring HIV/AIDS treatment for childrenBy 2010, at least 80% of pregnant women globally who need it should get PMTCT treatment, and 80% of children who need it should be on ART. This report assesses what progress has been made in this direction More... Human failure exacerbates scale of natural disasters: Oxfam'Rethinking Disasters', a new report by the international aid agency Oxfam, says political inaction, poor decisions and bad management have turned South Asia into the world’s most disaster-prone region More... NREGS must focus on creating productive assets: CSE studyAccording to a comprehensive new report by the Centre for Science and Environment, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme must be strengthened and revamped to provide not just wages for work done but work that will make ecological regeneration possible More... Can mining ever be sustainable, asks CSE reportThe 356-page Sixth State of India's Environment Report, titled ‘Rich Lands, Poor People -- Is Sustainable Mining Possible?', underlines the need to revamp government policies so that mining does not happen at the cost of the environment or people's livelihoods More... Elementary education: Kerala tops, Bihar lags, Muslim enrolment poorOne of the significant findings of a new report commissioned by the Ministry of Human Resource Development is that Muslim enrolment both at the primary and upper primary levels of education, recorded for the first time ever, is poor. This is so even in states that have performed well in school education More... As Indian economy booms, the disabled fall behind: World BankA new World Bank report finds that in the decade since economic liberalisation, as India achieves unprecedented levels of economic growth, low employment and literacy rates among the disabled mean that India’s 90 million disabled people are not benefiting from that growth. The report stresses the need for a multi-sectoral and multi-faceted approach so that the full potential of India’s disabled population is realised More... Climate injustice: The rich are hiding behind the poorIn India, 150 million people who belong to the upper-income groups already emit more than 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per annum. A new Greenpeace report states that India’s rich consuming class is hiding its significant carbon footprint behind legions of poor. Shouldn’t the government, which demands differentiated responsibility in the international arena, establish the same within India? More... Regionalism vs globalisation: Can regional cooperation support development?The Trade and Development Report 2007, released by UNCTAD recently, evaluates the relative benefits of regionalism and globalisation, highlighting the gains as well as the risks from regional cooperation and multilateral agreements, especially for developing countries More... A vital blueprint for ensuring our futureAlthough many people are outraged that nuclear power could be a substantial part of the world's future energy supply, technology is changing rapidly and constantly needs to be looked at with a fresh eye, says James Martin More... Child deaths fell below 10 million in 2006: UnicefChild mortality worldwide is at an all-time low, with fewer children under the age of 5 dying in 2006 than at any time since 199O. Millions of lives have been saved thanks to immunisation and anti-malarial measures, says the UN children's agency More... 'The government is over-stretched; we need stronger public-private partnerships'Former civil servant N K Singh, whose book 'The Politics of Change' has recently been published, believes that the state cannot absolve itself of responsibility in the social sector. But at the same time it cannot be expected to provide all the initiatives in these areas More... |
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