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1,200 tonnes of wheat rot in scarcity-hit Gujarat #Narendramodi #Indiashining

TNN | Aug 13, 2012, 04.35AM IST VADODARA: Wheat enough to feed more than 5,000 people for more than a year has been left to rot at the Vadodara railway station even as the current spell of monsoon showers hit the city. The foodgrain… Continue Reading →

Man with bright idea saves 50m gallons of drinking water a day #Goodnews

  Overflowing Modak Sagar water redirected to Tansa Man with bright idea saves 50m gallons of drinking water a day Yogesh.Naik @timesgroup.com, Mumbai Mirror If the city gets through the next 12 months without suffering a severe water crisis despite… Continue Reading →

Free Online Harvard School of Public Health Course on Clinical Research

This year  Swati Piramal was elected to the Harvard Board of Overseers, a 350 year old governing board of Harvard University for a term of 6 years. She has been frequently asked how that would benefit her own country. She… Continue Reading →

German doctors free to take cash from drug firms #Badnews

The Lancet, Volume 380, Issue 9841, Page 551, 11 August 2012   Rob Hyde A recent ruling by Germany‘s Supreme Court has caused a public storm over the ethical conduct of doctors and drug companies in the country. Rob Hyde… Continue Reading →

” Women empowerment” linked to ‘ Healthy Hair ‘ ? #WTF advertising

  Advertising’s new poster girls: Feminists Malini Nair | August 11, 2012, Times Crest TRESS BIEN: Male bashing and hair care in one go An ad campaign for beauty products links empowerment to healthy hair – and sparks off a mighty ruckus…. Continue Reading →

Whiter, tighter and what else? Diamond-encrusted vaginas ? # Vajazzling #WTF advertising

Feel like a Virgin Shrabonti Bagchi | August 11, 2012, Times Crest In a country that places an illogically high value on virginity, can a gel that promises ‘vaginal tightening’ be sold as a sexually empowering idea? A new advertising campaign for… Continue Reading →

Soni Sori’s story: propaganda and prejudice #Indianexpress

The writer has failed to study the factors that are central to understanding how the Maoist conflict affects individuals. Pre-conceived notions surface at every stage in the story, says ARITRA BHATTACHARYA Posted/Updated Friday, Aug 10 15:28:45, 2012, The Hoot “Soni’s Story” (published by The… Continue Reading →

#Nestle NAN H.A. 1 Gold baby formula ‘making children sick’

BY SARAH MICHAEL news.com.au August 08, 2012   Nestle‘s NAN H.A. 1 Gold. Picture: Nestle Robert Paganin fed the new formula to his six-month-old son Harry for four weeks before discovering it was making his son sick. Picture: Supplied  NESTLE… Continue Reading →

Karnataka Women Commission -Blames Boys Entirely, No Mention of HJV #Moralpolicing #Mangalore #WTFnews

  Manjula Submits Report Special Correspondent Daijiworld Media Network – BangaloreBangalore, Aug 9 : After what could be termed as a one-sided and highly biased ‘investigation’, Karnataka state Women’s Commission chief Manjula submitted the report to home minister R Ashok on… Continue Reading →

After Chhattisgarh its Bihar- illegal hysterectomy on 14-yr-olds #VAW # Reproductiverights

  In Bihar, Anirban Guha Roy, Hindustan Times Patna, August 08, 2012 illegal hysterectomy — an operation to remove the uterus. Numerous cases of forced surgeries came to light in Samastipur district following a probe by district magistrate Kundan Kumar…. Continue Reading →

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