By Sandhya Srinivasan

Sandhya Srinivasan reviews a manual on primary health care written for primary health workers More...

Deepening democracy in a fragmented world
(I) Democratic institutions: Democracy can promote equitable development
(II) Human Development Index: At current rates it will take 130 years to rid the world of hunger
(III)India Progress Report: 86.2% of Indians live on $ 2 a day More...

The UNAIDS Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, released in July 2002, tracks the spread of the disease, points out why HIV constitutes a severe development crisis, and chronicles the hits and misses in the battle to control the epidemic. A summary More...

By Enakshi Ganguly-Thukral

A review of two books that examine the lives, craft and challenges of India's craftspeople today More...

By Ranjit Devraj

India's new National Water Policy emphasises continued government control over water, ignoring pleas by environmental groups to involve local communities in order to overcome looming shortages. Scroll down for a critique of the policy, for the draft policy of 2001, and for the modifications made this year More...

This report by a six-member fact-finding team records the testimonies of Gujarat's women and assesses the impact of the ongoing riots in Gujarat on minority women More...

A report by the International Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) More...

A summary of the Human Development Report for South Asia, 2001 More...

Plan and non-plan expenditure of the Central Government on various components of social sectors has increased from of Rs. 9608 crore in 1992-93 to Rs. 36,270 crore in 2000-01 (BE), an increase of about four times in a matter of just eight years. As a proportion of total expenditure, the combined plan and non plan expenditure of the Centre rose from 8.1 per cent in 1992-93 to 10.7 per cent in 2000-01. The plan expenditure of the Centre, as a percentage of GDP at current market prices on major schemes of social sectors has been hovering between 1.1-1.2 per cent during the last decade. However, the central plan outlay in 2000-01(BE), as compared to the previous year's revised estimate increased by 24.3 per cent for the education sector as a whole and 26.5 per cent for elementary education programmes; by 29.8 per cent for health sector programmes; by 16.8 per cent for women and child development; and by 12.8 per cent for family welfare schemes. More...

By Amrita Shah

John Stackhouse travels to some of the most underdeveloped parts of the world -- from Uttar Pradesh to Somalia, Ghana, Indonesia and Orissa - recording with warmth but detachment, the struggles of people to provide for themselves More...

Food helps children concentrate and improves their attendance and overall performance in schools. This report looks at the use of Food and Education (FAE) initiatives -- designed to take place before, during and/or after the period of food assistance -- that offer direct benefits towards bringing about both short and long-term changes in school students. More...

The social stigma associated with HIV/AIDS has been a major impediment in addressing the issues of HIV prevention, treatment and care. A pilot research project undertaken in four geographical areas of India, Ukraine, Burkina Faso and Zambia analyses the notion of stigma and steps to remove it More...

The population of the world, which now stands at 6.1 billion, is expected to touch the 9.3 billion mark by 2050. A United Nations Population Fund's state of world population 2001 report explores the relation between population and environment and underlines steps of poverty reduction and women's empowerment More...

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