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Water security in 'desert' Rajasthan Water security is not determined by nature alone. Culture, social structures and tradition play an equal part in ensuring water security in low rainfall regions such as Rajasthan. Anupam Mishra's landmark book on traditional water harvesting and storage systems in Rajasthan is now available in English translation More... How India's budget for 2003-04 will impact womenBudgetary allocations for women-specific schemes have increased only in the area of family planning More... Falling water tables: UNEP report on better management of groundwaterThe UNEP paints a worrying picture of this critical, hidden, natural resource. In rural India, 50% of irrigation water and 80% of drinking water is pumped up from underground sources by 3 million hand-pumped wells More... Bollywood cinema glamourises tobacco use, says WHO studyA recent study commissioned by the World Health Organisation reveals that an overwhelming majority of Hindi films depict some form of tobacco use, and that three-fourths of top-rated films send out a message to the youth that smoking is a trendy lifestyle option More... Women work the land, but do not inherit itHuman Development in South Asia 2002, released in Chennai in May 2003, stresses the importance of agriculture as a development priority. It also points out that the ever-increasing contribution of women in the agricultural sector continues to go unacknowledged More... Is growth sufficient to alleviate poverty?Surjit S Bhalla's new book asserts that it is. In fact, Bhalla asserts that most of the developing world has "caught up" with the industrialised world in terms of economic growth, leading to a significant decrease in global poverty More... What went wrong with globalisationJoseph Stiglitz's Globalisation and its Discontents is a stinging critique of the IMF's one-size-fits-all policies for developing countries More... First ever nationwide survey to map contours of non-profit sectorMore than 75 million households give for charitable causes annually in India. Interestingly, two-thirds of all givers live in rural areas. A study reveals that people at large feel that they have a moral obligation to give something back to society More... Report card grades India's tuberculosis control effortsA report card grading each Indian state on its effectiveness in controlling tuberculosis was issued on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24. As the report indicates, India's success in tackling the disease has been mixed More... Eradicating tuberculosis: The unfinished agendaTB is a disease of poverty. But the poor and unemployed, the ones most in need of treatment, are more likely to default on treatment. 'Defaulting' on treatment can lead to multi-drug resistant TB, which the National TB Control Programme cannot, or will not, afford. This is an account of the human side of tuberculosis in India, which has the highest number of TB cases in the world and a third of the global burden More... Journalism in a time of warJournalism After September 11 reflects the problems and perils of patriotic journalism, not just in the US but across the world More... We need water counsellors as much as marriage counsellors: UNEP chiefThe Atlas on International Freshwater Agreements, brought out to mark World Water Day on March 22, 2003, in the International Year of Freshwater, claims that the availability/non-availability of freshwater could be the flashpoint for future conflict in the world More... Budget as the art of delusionThe rhetoric of poverty alleviation, healthcare and education for the poor in the Union budget is exposed by the allocations actually made. The plan capital allocation for education has declined from 30 paise per head in 2002-03 to 18 paise in 2003-04. And surely the government doesn't expect the millions who can barely afford a roti a day to pay health insurance premiums? More... |
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