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Day October 7, 2014

Facebook’s Shuttle Bus Drivers Seek to Unionize

By STEVEN GREENHOUSEOCT. 5, 2014 Photo A Teamsters official said the union was first seeking to unionize Facebook drivers, and then hoped to organize drivers for Google, Apple and other Silicon Valley companies. CreditJim Wilson/The New York Times  They shuttle highly paid Facebook employees… Continue Reading →

India – Have 2.43-2.52mm copper wire ? You could be in Prison

Report calls for scrapping of 100 outdated laws Himanshi Dhawan,TNN | Oct 7, 2014,  e The law ministry has already identified obsolete British statutes, and proposed repeal of 36 such laws in the last session of Parliament. NEW DELHI: Did… Continue Reading →

Nobel Prize for the brain’s GPS discovery will Alzheimer’s disease

By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Edvard Moser, John O’Keefe and May-Britt Moser share the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain’s “GPS system”. UK-based researcher… Continue Reading →

Suicide and Depression Among Farmers Linked to Pesticides #mentalhealth

Anastasia Pantsios | October 6, 2014, ecowatch We know that increased use of pesticides on crops isn’t good for human health or the environment, but we probably don’t know the full extent of its damage. Research suggests that pesticides applied by farmers and their workers may… Continue Reading →

Dangers of Indian Govt’s Flirtation with US Pharma #Healthcare

 Risks for India’s Coherent, Pro-Public Health IP Policy Da admin Creata il 10/05/2014 – 16:01 …U.S. business interests and government officials are trying to sell the idea that heightened intellectual property protections in India are essential to foreign investment, innovation, and achievement… Continue Reading →

Gujarat Nuclear power plant: Poor radioactive data

A farmer who will lose his farmland, which includes mango orchard By Rajiv Shah In an important breather to farmers of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat protesting against the proposed nuclear power plant near Mithi Virdi on South Saurashtra coast, the… Continue Reading →

Maharashtra: A Political, Cultural Fragmentation Looms

Kumar Ketkar, October 7, 2014 The most intriguing question in political sociology is: How does an individual voter make a decision as to whom to vote. Hundreds and thousands of research papers, field commentaries by reporters and hypothetical analysis by commentators… Continue Reading →

Exposed Again – Monsanto’s Roundup Linked to Cancer

Monday, 06 October 2014 09:19 By Jeff Ritterman, M.D., Truthout | News Analysis  (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)A brilliant and celebrated inventor, John Franz, gave us an herbicide, Roundup, which has changed the face of agriculture. This herbicide has become the foundation for an entirely novel approach to… Continue Reading →

12 Narmada project oustees attempt suicide, arrested #WTFnews

All the 14 who attempted suicide are natives of Gadher village in Narmada district, and were rehabilitated in Baroli in 1992. They were given promise of remuneration by the government in lieu of their land, acquired for Sardar Sarovar project…. Continue Reading →

Mumbai – Young Social Innovators Conclave Oct- 10- 11

  More detials – https://www.facebook.com/IndiaYouthFund?fref=ts Anticipated to be India’s largest innovation exchange, the Young Social Innovators Conclave aims to bring together young innovators, technologists, academicians and experts to share cutting-edge initiatives and solutions, experiences & challenges in urban development. Background UN-Habitat… Continue Reading →

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