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-------------------------------------------------------------------- A monthly Review of clippings on Critical Issues & Concerns for NGOs, Activists and others concerned with Justice & Social Change -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| June 2008 |
NEW
BRIEFS
Time for the Environment
On World
Environment Day, it is time to take a critical look at two areas: the
state of the most precious and basic resources for life - water
and our urban environment.
| Environment | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Headed for a catastrophe?, by Sanchita Sharma, The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 05 Jun 2008
- Water Safety Plans, by Scaria Meledam, Indian Express. 04 June 2008
- One-third of India's land is desertified, The Asian Age, Mumbai, 18 Jun 2008
- Poison Floe, by Debarshi Dasgupta, Outlook Magazine, 16 Jun 2008
- Citywise Findings, by Debarshi Dasgupta, Outlook Magazine, 16 Jun 2008
- How To Go Green, by Smruti Koppikar, Outlook Magazine, 16 Jun 2008
A New Action-plan
The
National
Action Plan on Climate Change sets out an agenda for alternate energy
use and reduction of the country’s reliance on fossil fuels.
| Climate Change | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- India releases 8-point agenda to combat climate change, by Padmaparna Ghosh, MINT, Mumbai, 01 Jul 2008
- National Action Plan On Climate Change, www.pmindia.nic.in
- India needs a climate czar..., by Shaanti Kapila, MINT,Mumbai, 27 Jun 2008
- US scanner on India climate change combat plan, i Government website
- Dampener on carbon trading, The Business Standard, Mumbai, 01 Jun 2008
Conflicting Views
The NREGA
is
in the news. While some prefer to talk of tardy implementation,
others highlight its contributions to the empowerment of the poor in
the countryside.
| Employment | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Jobs sans productivity, Rakesh Joshi, Business India, Magazine, 01 Jun 2008
- Job scheme: Govt wants banks, post offices to fall in line, Saubhadra Chatterji, The Business Standard, Bombay, 05 Jun 2008
- Poor implementation, -Sahara Time Magazine, 14 Jun 2008
- NREGA: A fine balance, P. Sainath, The Hindu, Chennai, 02 Jun 2008
- Job scheme martyrs, Sreelatha Menon, The Business Standard, Mumbai, 29 Jun 2008
- CBI probe sought into Lalit Mehta's killing and corruption in NREGP, The Hindu, Chennai, 18 Jun 2008
Two pieces
of legislation, which will impact millions of people displaced or
threatened with displacement in the name of development, may well set
the ground for aiding corporate interests in land rather than
addressing the issue of forcible displacement
| Displacement | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Flawed by design by Neha Sakhuja, Down to Earth Magazine, 01 Jun 2008
- Money, instead of land, for Narmada refugees in MP by Chitrangada Choudhury, The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 03 Jun 2008
- Fast track land acquisition by M J Antony, The Business Standard, Mumbai, 04 June 2008
- Land acquisition problems delay major projects by V. Jayanth, The Hindu, Chennai, 23 Jun 2008
- After water wars, India will have to brace for land wars by R Vaidyanathan, DNA, Mumbai, 17 Jun 2008
The
jury is still out on whether enhanced economic activity driven by the
SEZ is producing the results that were anticipated.
| SEZ | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- The ongoing SEZ saga by Vinayak Chatterjee, The Business Standard, Mumbai, 16 Jun 2008
There is
little doubt that Indian healthcare is `shining’ like never before,
but does it really health care for all or promoting heath tourism and
access to modern hi-tech care to a few?
| Health | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- A healthy communication line, The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 11 Jun 2008
- Health budgets -Changing the story by Ravi Duggal, One India One People Magazine, 01 Jun 2008
- NGOs want check on pharma M&As by Joe C Mathew, The Business Standard, Mumbai, 14 Jun 2008
- Welcome initiative, The Hindu, Chennai, 31 May 2008
- Towards equitable healthcare provision by E.S. Krishnamoorthy, The Telegraph, Calcutta, 07 Jun 2008
World Day
Against Child Labour (June 12) is a reminder that children continue
to labour in all kinds of hazardous jobs despite the enactment of the
Child Labour Act.
| Children | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Stark facts, The Deccan Herald, Bangalore, 13 Jun 2008
- The big small problem by M J Antony, The Business Standard, Mumbai, 11 Jun 2008
- Child labour : tokenism again by Sujata Madhok, Sahara Time Magazine, 28 Jun 2008
- Hard Work, The Telegraph, Calcutta, 19 Jun 2008
We have
reached a momentous milestone - more that half of earth's human
populations are now living in urban
areas,
most of them refugees from the rural areas in search of a living.
| Urbanisation | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Our Urban Nightmare by Mir Adnan Aziz, Countercurrents.org, 06 June 2008
- War on the poor? by Riccardo Petrella, The Deccan Herald, Bangalore, 27 Jun 2008
- Grassroots movement against Goa's mega builders simmers by Pamela D'Mello, The Asian Age, Mumbai, 25 Jun 2008
- Rainwater
harvesting law's in place, but who will act on it? by Ashish
Sinha & Mahendra Kumar Singh, The Times of India, Mumbai, 10
Jun 2008
After MF Hussein, it is the turn of Professor Asish Nandy and journalist Kumar Ketkar to face the brickbats
from the fundamentalist elements
| Communalism/Parochialism | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Different strokes by Partha Chatterjee, Frontline Magazine, 06 Jun 2008
- Why is Prof Ashis Nandy under attack in Gujarat ? by Subhash Gatade, Communalism Magazine, 16 Jun 2008
- Breeding intolerance will delay development by Kalpana Sharma, The Hindu, Chennai, 06 Jun 2008
Wage workers
What is significant in the Indian labour market is the fact that some 35 per cent or more than 110 million workforce are in the wage-based economy.
| Labour | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Bengal tea gardens spell death for workers by Aparajita Gupta, iGovernment, 04 June 2008
- US indicts India on human trafficking and bonded labour by Krishnamurthy Ramasubbu, MINT, Mumbai, 12 Jun 2008
- Navigating the Bermuda Triangle by Christopher Butel, The Business Standard, Mumbai, 25 Jun 2008
NGOs and the market
NGOs in India are still uncomfortable with market forces, either as legitimate players in the social change space, or as funders of social initiatives
| Civil Society | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Bill Gates and Indian NGOs by Ramesh Ramanathan, MINT, Mumbai, 03 Jul 2008
- Promoting corporate social responsibility by C. Raj Kumar, The Hindu, Chennai, 09 Jun 2008
- Are for-profit businesses helping the poor?, DNA, Mumbai, 12 Jun 2008
Solar Panels and Electric Cars
It is time we look at the possibility of solar powered energy and cars driven on electric power, if one is to combat the destructive foot-print of development.
| Alternatives | Abstract of below articles >>> |
- Farmers' public limited by Savvy Soumya Misra, Down to Earth Magazine, 01 Jun 2008
- Salute the sun by Amit Kumar, The Week Magazine, 15 Jun 2008
- Neither Fire Nor Smoke by Praful Bidwai, The Times of India, Mumbai, 20 Jun 2008
- Organic growth by Sushanta Talukdar, Frontline Magazine, 20 Jun 2008
- Bread sandwich method can provide vegetables throughout the year by M.J. Prabu, The Hindu, Chennai, 19 Jun 2008