Whole of India needs anti-superstition law Author(s): Kundan Pandey [1] Issue Date: 2013-8-22 State laws have been ineffective; Maharashtra hurriedly promulgates Ordinance to curb black magic and human sacrifice Illustration: Anirban Bora In 21st century India, many people in rural as… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Jyotsna Singh Date:Aug 19, 2013 Quota for free treatment of economically weaker sections in private hospitals under-utilised; less than half of the children referred from government hospitals get treatment in these places Children from the economically weaker sections (EWS) in… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Latha Jishnu [1] Issue Date: 2013-8-31 Patent settlements bring cheaper generics to market early and cut healthcare spending Illustration: Anirban BoraSummer has been the season of squalor and scandal for the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. For India, it was the disgrace… Continue Reading →
Author(s): M Suchitra, Down to Earth Aug 31, 2013 | The last remaining contiguous grasslands in Karnataka diverted for development People affected by diversion protest with their sheep outside DC’s office (Photo: Vivek Muthuramalingam) ON JULY 25, the office of the… Continue Reading →
Aparna Pallavi Issue Date: 2013-8-12 Relaxation of river zone regulation law will damage rivers and even mines, say environmentalists The minutes of a meeting of the Maharastra River Regulatory Zone (RRZ) committee, made public recently, reveal that the committee has… Continue Reading →
Anupam Chakravartty Issue Date: 2013-8-12 Ministry panel visiting Greater Noida finds even leased mining areas do not have any environment clearance Mining is still going on discretely in Greater Noida. Mined sand from the riverbed is bought to some villages… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Jyotika Sood Date:Aug 8, 2013 Farmers from 20 states to present national flag made from non-Bt organic cotton to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for Independence Day Farmers from twenty states gathered near Janta Mantar to protest against Monsanto, GMOs and… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Soundaram Ramanathan Date:Aug 5, 2013 Company fails to satisfactorily answer public queries The public hearing for Adani’s ship-breaking facility near Mundra West Port in Gujarat’s Kuchchh district ended without the company being able to give comprehensive answers to the queries… Continue Reading →
Author(s): M Suchitra [1] Alok Gupta [2] Aparna Pallavi [3] Issue Date: 2013-8-5 The apex court had mandated environmental clearance from the Centre for mining minor minerals that includes sand last year. Uttar Pradesh where IAS officer Durga Shakti got suspended after taking… Continue Reading →
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