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#India- Infants in West Bengal are “Referred to die” #healthcare

Author(s): Sayantan Bera , down to earth Infant deaths in West Bengal’s only super specialty hospital underscrore an urgent need to improve healthcare facilities in rural areas 63 per cent women in the state suffer from anaemia (Photo: Sayantan Bera) SUPER SPECIALTY… Continue Reading →

#India – Right to Education- Elementary failure #mustread #mustshare

Author(s): Jitendra @jitendrachoube1 , Alok Gupta @alok227 , M Suchitra, Akshay Deshmane @DeshmaneAkshay , Aparna Pallavi @AparnaPallavi1  Sep 30, 2013 | downtoearth Since the Right To Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, India has been witnessing an experiment that involves parents in enforcing a fundamental right—right to elementary education…. Continue Reading →

How to save $25 billion and more on drug costs

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 →

#India – Graziers protest land diversion

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 →

Ijurupa, where a family of four nailed down a 72 MT Vedanta mining proposal

Author(s): Sayantan Bera Jul 31, 2013 |  It’s the eighth village to reject proposed mining in a row in Niyamgiri hills A tribal forest dweller observes Palli Sabha proceedings at Ijurupa village amid tight security (photos: Sayantan Bera) The irony was… Continue Reading →

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