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Bhopal survivors hold No Vote rally #Dowchemical #Unioncarbide

Bhopal, July 17 (IBNS) More than 100 survivors of the Dec 1984 Union Carbide disaster on Wednesday staged a rally from Phuta Makbara to Dharmkata, Chhola Road here for their long standing demands of additional compensation, punishment of guilty individuals… Continue Reading →

#India – Private companies to dictate terms in agriculture #WTFnews

Participation or takeover? Author(s): Jyotika Sood [1] Issue Date: 2013-7-31 Private companies now dictate terms in Maharashtra’s agriculture sector. Punjab follows suit Photo: Reuters Mumbai, November 2011. The World Economic Forum organised its annual event, the India Economic Summit. The conference… Continue Reading →

2 years after nuclear disaster, Japan spawns freaky fruits and veggies

It might be wise to steer clear of vegetables from Japan’s Fukushima area for, oh, say a few hundred years. A Korean website assembled this image collection of produce from towns and villages surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant…. Continue Reading →

Cybersecurity- Protecting people without violating their right to Privacy

‘No’ to peeping Sams   SAMIR SARAN and ABHIJIT IYER-MITRA in The indu The challenge of cybersecurity lies in protecting people without entering their private space or making ‘national security’ an excuse to trample on their freedoms L’affaire Snowden is the… Continue Reading →

Diabetes drug: ‘Maybe I erred in my judgement’

R. PRASAD Doctor urging Pioglitazone ban runs course funded by company making rival drug There is growing evidence that the ban the Union Health Ministry imposed on June 18 on pioglitazone — a widely used anti-diabetes oral drug — was… Continue Reading →

7 Shocking Moments From Zimmerman Juror’s First Interview

I Feel Sorry for George” 7 Shocking Moments From Zimmerman Juror B37′s First Interview Shocking insight into how the group of six women reached its decision to acquit the defendant of all charges in the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin…. Continue Reading →

India plans massive duty cut on Pakistan textile imports

BUSINESS STANDARD Nayanima Basu  |  New Delhi  July 16, 2013 Levy to could made 5% from 45% if MFN status is granted to India In an unprecedented move, India is planning to drastically slash tariff on import of textiles from Pakistan in an effort to normalise… Continue Reading →

UNHRC-Access to medicines resolution adopted

Published in SUNS #7627 dated 16 July 2013 New Delhi, 15 Jul (K. M. Gopakumar) — The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution on access to medicines despite opposition from the United States and the European Union…. Continue Reading →

CNDP Statement on Koodankulam Reaching Criticality

  In a shocking development, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has announced that the first nuclear reactor at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu has reached criticality, or the beginning of a fission chain reaction. This is an important step in… Continue Reading →

Delhi High Court directes School to admit a girl in class 6th #RTE

  Delhi High Court (V. K. Jain J) yesterday  while disposing of the petition directed the principal of Rajkiya Sarvodya Kanya Vidyalaya, Patparganj to grant admission to Gauri Kumari in class VI by Thursday this week. These directions came on… Continue Reading →

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