Infochange India RSS Feeds Rss Feeds from Infochange to help you stay upto date http://infochangeindia.org Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:06:13 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://infochangeindia.org/images/M_images/infochange_half.jpg Infochange India RSS Feeds http://infochangeindia.org Rss Feeds from Infochange to help you stay upto date State, markets and civil society have failed migrant workers http://infochangeindia.org/livelihoods/features/state-markets-and-civil-society-have-failed-migrant-workers.html India’s growth story rides on the distress migration of the poor and yet this large and growing segment of our... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:17:27 +0100 The future no one wants? http://infochangeindia.org/environment/politics-of-biodiversity/the-future-no-one-wants.html Rio+20 is expected to come up with a strong actionable plan towards sustainability, but its first official document is more... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:51:25 +0100 Mothers tell the malnutrition story http://infochangeindia.org/health/books-reports/mothers-tell-the-malnutrition-story.html By Pamela Philipose The hunger and malnutrition (HUNGaMA) survey underlines the close links between a mother’s physical and educational status... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:45:46 +0100 No lessons being learnt from underperforming hydropower projects http://infochangeindia.org/environment/analysis/no-lessons-being-learnt-from-underperforming-hydropower-projects.html By Himanshu Thakkar and Bipin Chaturvedi Only four of the 12 hydropower projects in the Northeast generate at their... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:48:31 +0100 The public interest in subsidies and tax exemptions http://infochangeindia.org/governance/analysis/the-public-interest-in-subsidies-and-tax-exemptions.html Why is cutting subsidies seen as the only way to cut down the government’s fiscal deficit, asks Kannan Kasturi. What... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:09:27 +0100 The other September 11 tragedy http://infochangeindia.org/human-rights/features/the-other-september-11-tragedy.html Crimes against scheduled castes have actually increased, according to the government’s own figures. But a fact-finding team in Tamil Nadu,... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:30:35 +0100 Good governance + mass mobilisation = Social inclusion http://infochangeindia.org/human-rights/books-reports/good-governance-mass-mobilisation-social-inclusion.html Why is the health, education and nutritional status of SCs, STs and minorities in Tamil Nadu and Kerala so much... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:13:53 +0100 The need to cut pharma super-profits http://infochangeindia.org/health/analysis/the-need-to-cut-pharma-super-profits.html The draft National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy 2011 brings 348 essential drugs under price control, but what about non-essential drugs, which... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:16:42 +0100 Food Security Bill: Making sense of the numbers http://infochangeindia.org/agriculture/analysis/food-security-bill-making-sense-of-the-numbers.html We are already spending Rs 67,310 crore on food subsidies. The National Food Security Bill will increase this by only... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:29:58 +0100 The gods must be angry http://infochangeindia.org/environment/features/the-gods-must-be-angry.html For seven years, the local inhabitants of Dzongu in Sikkim have been opposing the hydropower project and 24 dams... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:09:32 +0100 The pursuit of happiness http://infochangeindia.org/governance/small-world/the-pursuit-of-happiness.html To many policymakers Gross National Happiness doesn't sound like a serious framework to measure progress by, says Swarna Rajagopalan. But... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:19:23 +0100 Why inequality is rising http://infochangeindia.org/globalisation-/books-reports/why-inequality-is-rising.html That inequality is rising in India is not surprising, considering that the centre offers Rs 4.6 lakh crore in tax... Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:22:11 +0100 Corporate personhood: Rights without responsibilities http://infochangeindia.org/corporate-responsibility/analysis/corporate-personhood-rights-without-responsibilities.html By Rahul Varman Why is the Occupy Wall Street movement protesting corporate personhood? How and why did corporations come to... Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:29:47 +0100 Buying silence, manufacturing consent http://infochangeindia.org/water-resources/features/buying-silence-manufacturing-consent.html By Manshi Asher The Himachal government has notified that the 1% free power to be made available for ‘local area... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:18:27 +0100 Kolkata slumdwellers break down the walls that divide http://infochangeindia.org/disasters/related-changemaker/kolkata-slumdwellers-break-down-the-walls-that-divide.html By Rajashri Dasgupta The very residents of the Panchanantala slum in Kolkata who are considered a nuisance by the occupants... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:57:16 +0100