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Radio days in Indian villages In villages across nine Indian states listeners are getting hooked on to radio shows featuring women sarpanches and journalists fighting social and economic inequities through panchayati raj institutions. In the process, listeners are spurred on to participate in local institutions of self-governance themselves More... Going for the authenticThere is a growing demand for what is authentic, local and trustworthy. This new commitment to authenticity—real food, real culture, real politics, etc—requires a revolution in the structure and methods of business More... Territorial wars: Man vs elephantThe man-animal conflict in five districts of Orissa has taken 195 human and 98 elephant lives in just five years. What has gone wrong? More... Gyani Baba says...Folk art has been stimulating social change in rural India for decades. At a recent convention, folk artists from 12 Indian states discussed their role in changing mindsets and ensuring greater participation in governance More... 'Silence about AIDS is death'The World AIDS Campaign this year focuses on combating HIV-related stigma and discrimination. A recent ILO study covering Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Delhi and Manipur revealed just how extensive discrimination against the affected and infected is More... This is Radio Budikote....The villagers of Budikote in Karnataka are making and narrowcasting their own cable radio programmes on issues of local interest. Thirty-five neighbouring villages also tune in to the cable radio network for two hours everyday. With legislation on community radio broadcasting still a long way off in India, cable radio could be the best way forward More... Shaken to the coreThe residents of Sastur in Maharashtra, where 1,400 people were killed in the Latur quake a decade ago, continue to suffer alarming levels of psychological distress. A recent study emphasises the need to integrate psycho-social care into post-disaster reconstruction initiatives More... Village committees manage water supply scheme in RajasthanTwo hundred villages have so far participated in the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the Aapni Yojana scheme in three districts of arid Rajasthan. A water and health committee in every village is responsible for fair distribution of water, water conservation, health education, payment for services and sanitation More... Incentives for inclusionAt least 7 million disabled Indians are waiting for a job. But only 0.4% of employees in India's top 100 corporate houses are disabled. India's first Draft Incentives Policy for the Disabled has just been presented to the government. It demands serious attention from the public and private sectors to the question of incentives and subsidies for the support and employment of the disabled More... MKSS provides a blueprint for a workable employment guarantee scheme in RajasthanHow can the drought-hit state of Rajasthan manage a scheme that will guarantee every poor household 100 days of employment a year? How can it finance this scheme costing Rs 1,600 crore per year? The Mazdoor Kisaan Shakti Sangathan has some answers More... The sinister targets of Indian health campsAt Usayini in Uttar Pradesh, some 'health camps' funded by USAIDS are really places where local midwives are pushed to bring women in for sterilisation. There is absolutely no attempt to provide all-round reproductive health care. This approach flies in the face of India's official policy of target-free family planning More... NIMHANS recommends the Banyan model for mental healthcareThe Banyan model of care for the mentally ill incorporates support, vocational training, rehabilitation and permanent care. NIMHANS, the nodal institution for mental health in India, recommends that the 10-year-old and very successful Banyan model be replicated in other parts of the state More... |
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