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The deliberate construction of the Enemy Other Two years after Godhra and the Gujarat riots that followed, a feminist report argues that the sexual violence in Gujarat was not random, impulsive or isolated, but a consciously-thought-out strategy to subjugate and humiliate a community painted as the Enemy Other More... Mapping food insecurityThe shift from a food deficient economy to a food surplus one has been cause for complacence in official circles. Yet, the absolute number of people living in impoverishment and the number of hungry and malnourished are on the rise More... Nothing natural about these disasters': UNDP reportThe UNDP's 'Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development' cautions that natural disasters put an enormous strain on development and are a serious threat to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the target of halving extreme poverty by 2015 More... How long are we going to complain that others are cornering dalits?'RBI economist and Dalit writer Narendra Jadhav's memoir Outcaste (Aamcha Baap aan Amhi) has been picked up for publishing in the United States by Simon and Schuster, the world's second largest publisher for a record amount and is fast becoming essential reading for sociology studies in American universities. In an interview, the author talks about the sudden spurt in the publication of dalit literature More... The World Is Richer, Fatter, And Not Much HappierConsumer appetite has eroded the quality of life for rich and poor, reports 'State of the World 2004' More... Streetchildren speakTen children's organisations, 20 photographers, 12 translators and the staff of Youthreach have worked for three years to put together a volume that records the prose, poetry, pain and desires of streetchildren across India-in their own words More... 65 million girl-children worldwide are out of school: Unicef reportInvesting in girls' education will help ensure the right of all children to a quality education, and the attainment of development goals. 'The State of the World's Children 2004: Girls, Education and Development' commends India for its Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Education For All) campaign More... Behind closed doors: Women on primetime TVA new three-nation study of primetime television soaps finds that over 70% of the serials are set in affluent homes, with women spending 80% of their time within their four walls. If television is to hold up any kind of mirror to society or represent a popular history of the times, it must become pluralist and representative More... Injection drug use responsible for rapid spread of HIV/AIDS: UNAIDS reportA new UNAIDS/WHO report expresses concern about the spread of HIV/AIDS in China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, several central Asian republics, the Baltic states and north Africa More... Undone by HIV-AIDSAn ILO (India) study on the socio-economic impact of HIV on infected persons finds that the HIV-positive face the maximum discrimination within their families More... Girl, IlliterateUnesco's Education For All Global Monitoring Report 2003 states that gender parity in education remains a distant prospect in 54 countries, including Pakistan and India. India scores a low 0.83 in the Gender Parity Index at the primary level More... World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor PeopleWorld Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor People suggests ways by which countries can speed up progress towards the Millennium Development Goals by assuring that public services benefit the poor More... State of World Population 2003: Investing in Adolescents' Health and RightsThe recently released State of World Population 2003: Investing in Adolescents' Health and Rights report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)examines the challenges and risks faced by the younger generation, all of which have a direct bearing on their physical, emotional and mental well-being More... |
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