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Day July 6, 2016

IEA report says fossil fuels killing three million people a year

By Tim Buckley Bhagwat Saw, 69, a coal worker suffering from pneumoconiosis. Photo: Greenpeace India. In 2016 the International Energy Agency (IEA) has adopted a more informed vision in a new report the World Energy Outlook Special Report on Energy and Air Pollution, launched… Continue Reading →

Canadian PM Trudeau makes history by joining Toronto Gay Pride parade

Justin Trudeau is the first Canadian prime minister to march in a pride parade. This year’s parade included a brief sit-in by the Black Lives Matter coalition, which stopped the event for about 30 minutes. By ROBIN LEVINSON KINGS Pride is… Continue Reading →

Life Cycle: Why Periods are a Global Health Issue

Menstruation has serious physical and psychological consequences, particularly for girls and women in low-resource settings. But squeamishness around the issue means potential solutions are being overlooked. WRITTEN BYChristine Chung A group of Bangladeshi girls, aged between 12 and 17, learn… Continue Reading →

Essar Tapes: PMO Still Hasn’t Responded to SC Lawyer’s Complaint

Poonam Agarwal Yesterday, 12:17 pm The Prime Minister’s Office continues to be silent on the controversial Essar Tapes, even though it is nearly a month since the complaint was filed, on 9 June 2016. The Quint investigated into the matter,… Continue Reading →

Bombay HC – Maharashtra State wants to destroy wetlands under garb of development

The Bombay High Court on Monday said the Maharashtra government, under the garb of development, wants to destroy mangroves in the state, which is why it is seeking modification of a March 2013 HC order banning construction on wetlands. A… Continue Reading →

Find Out Who Is Jawahar, Branded As Criminal By Dudhwa Foresters

Nidheesh J Villatt exposes the violence unleashed by the forest officials on traditional forest dwellers, especially Dalits. Here in the second part of the series , he takes a close look at the plight of Adivasis (predominantly Tharus) through the… Continue Reading →

Maharashtra failed its urban poor, says report by Centre

 SHARAD VYAS Union health secretary’s report says urban local bodies ‘accorded low priority’ to the NationalUrban Health Mission, did not co-ordinate with state health department Maharashtra has failed its urban poor because of its apathy to implementing central health schemes,… Continue Reading →

MGNREGA workers create real assets, not just ‘dig holes’

NIHAR GOKHALE  Catch News  MGNREGA is considered successful in providing income security to lakhs of rural poor. Last year, 4.8 crore households benefitted from the scheme. Now, a first-of-its-kind report by the government throws light on what kind of assets… Continue Reading →

What Kind of Prime Minister Are You, Sheikh Hasina?

Written by Javed Anand | in SabrangIndia Photo credit: The Indian Express To combat growing terrorism in Bangladesh the PM’s lament over, ‘What kind of Muslims are these people?’ is not enough. The heinous massacre of innocent men and women peacefully eating their… Continue Reading →

The new “Red” scare: Islamophobia

  Megan Cornish Megan Cornish In the 1950s, a fear campaign stalked the land. It was the infamous witch hunt of McCarthyism. The enemy then was communists — the Red Menace. Now again, demagogues are trying to whip up panic — this… Continue Reading →

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