Down to Earth —Author(s): Jitendra The Global Hunger Index 2013 states global hunger levels have declined but south Asia still among the worse India has fared poorly as compared to its south Asian counterparts when it comes… Continue Reading →
Leena Uppal Aug 23, 2013 Odisha is a specific instance where the state continues to piggyback on female sterilisation to meet its development agenda, writes Leena Uppal. Khurda: World Population Day was marked by much fanfare in Odisha this year,… Continue Reading →
Praful Bidwai, DNA Nuclear weapons and aggression always go together. So do nuclear weapons, hubris and machismo. Aggressiveness — and readiness to wreak mass destruction or inflict great cruelties upon an adversary’s civilians — lies at the heart of… Continue Reading →
Bill Weinberg A counterintuitive juxtaposition of news stories. First, in ostensibly democratic India, the country’s newest and largest nuclear power plant has just gone on line—despite years of angry protests by local peasants in Tamil Nadu state. The first unit… Continue Reading →
__ Author(s): Jitendra Issue Date: 2013-5-29 Report by children’s non-profit links childhood malnourishment to educational performance, adult income and GDP Malnutrition decrease the gross domestic product (GDP) in low- and middle-income countries, says a report by international non-profit Save… Continue Reading →
From the Report…………….. “…….Each year, 3 million newborns die, making up nearly half (43 percent) of the world’s under-5 child deaths. And yet almost all newborn deaths originate from preventable and treatable causes: we already have the tools available to… Continue Reading →
Sonya Fatah | Apr 16, 2013, 05.17 AM IST If, in the run-up to the general elections in Pakistan, you haven’t heard of a candidate by the name of Bindiya Rana, I won’t hold it against you. Centre-stage characters – Nawaz Sharif, Asif… Continue Reading →
Ketaki Ghoge , Hindustan times , April 4, 2013 MUMBAI: The drought looming in one-third of the state has been compared to that in 1972. Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, among others, termed it as worse than the one the… Continue Reading →
Submitted by AT News on Sat, 16/02/2013 – 12:20 Violinist Sunita Bhuyan , the cultural Ambassador to the South Asia Women’s Fund, Sri Lanka performs at Bandstand amphitheatre, Mumbai during the celebration ofOne Billion Rising – Mumbai on February 14, 2013. Categories:… Continue Reading →
Garga Chatterjee | Agency: DNA | Sunday, December 23, 2012 There should be no doubt at this point — Delhi is the rape capital of South Asia. No amount of regular manicuring of Lutyens lawns and NewDelhi-Gurgaon-style faux ‘cosmopolitanism’ can take… Continue Reading →
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