Monthly Archives: December 2010
Mumbai slum children facing acute malnutrition
Malnutrition, illness and abject poverty have taken a severe toll on children in Mumbai’s Rafiq Nagar slum. Situated in a vast dumping ground, swarming with flies, and packed with garbage heaps at every step, the destitute colony has seen a … Continue reading
Heated Debate In Cabinet Over Green Ministry’s MoU proposal
The meeting of the Union Cabinet on Wednesday witnessed a few moments of heated debate over Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh’s last-minute proposal for an agreement with China on green technologies. Some members of the Cabinet raised the issue of Ramesh’s … Continue reading
Indian Delegation Of NGOs Has Its Say At Cancun
A delegation of non-government organisations assembled under the banner “Beyond Copenhagen” has returned here from Cancun, Mexico, after making interventions for bringing agricultural and food security issues to the mainstream climate negotiations at the 16 {+t} {+h} U.N. Climate Summit. … Continue reading
NREGA’s Technological Sabbatical
OVER 2.5 crore job card holders registered under Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) could be affected by the rural development ministry’s decision to introduce biometrics to the scheme. The job cards of beneficiaries in 200 districts across India are … Continue reading
Birth control pangs: Injectable contraceptives raise alarm
THE Union health ministry is again considering introducing injectable contraceptives in the family planning programme. The ministry has asked its Drug Technical Advisory Body (DTAB) to allow use of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) in the programme. An earlier attempt to … Continue reading
No Dams On The Brahmaputra, Pleads Northeast
With reports that China plans to build at least 21 dams on the Yarlung Tsanpo and several others on its tributaries, the fear is that Assam and Arunachal Pradesh would be badly affected. Indian engineers have raised apprehensions that China … Continue reading
Rethink CRZ Conversion In Dona Paula: HC To NCZMA
The high court of Bombay at Goa on Friday directed the National Coastal Zone Management Authority (NCZMA) to reconsider its approval given to convert certain stretches of Dona Paula falling in CRZ III areas to CRZ II that benefitted developers.
125 Trees Cut To Make Way For Cricket Stadium
Around 125 trees were felled from Saturday onwards for the 75 metre pitch and pavilion area at the site earmarked for the international cricket stadium at Tivim. A section of the villagers alleged that GCA had violated the assurance given to the … Continue reading
Correct Anomalies In RP 2021 In 7 Days, Govt Told
A group of citizens’ panels has demanded that the government scrap eco-tourism zones from the Regional Plan (RP) 2021. It has termed the inclusion of the zones as going against the interests of the people and an attempt by the government … Continue reading
China’s Spreading Sands
On China’s western frontiers, a massive afforestation drive to battle the spread of the desert reveals fast-expanding efforts to combat climate change. View slide show