-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Are we too late? Or is there time to arrest the rollercoaster ride to doomsday predictions? Either way, has the science of climate change ever influenced negotiations at climate meets? Nitin Sethi looks at the politics of climate change. On May 10 the planet marked a milestone of sorts. Scientists recorded that for every million molecules of air, 400 were of carbon dioxide - the key...
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The Neglect of Health, Women and Justice-AK Shiva Kumar
-Economic and Political Weekly A report on the 2013 deliberation of the Kolkata Group at its 10th workshop which focused on healthcare, the status of women and social justice in India. A K Shiva Kumar (akshivakumar@gmail.com) is convener of the Kolkata Group workshops which are organised by Pratichi (India) Trust, the Harvard Global Equity Initiative and UNICEF India. At the 10th annual Kolkata Group workshop in February this year, 40 policymakers, development practitioners,...
More »Dealing With The Maoists -Chitrangada Choudhury and Ajay Dandekar
-Outlook The Maoists want a military conflict as it brings more adivasis into their fold. The Indian state's best bet is in ensuring that it wins over the aam adivasis to its side. May 25th's condemnable attack by the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army, which ended up killing and injuring over 50 people from Congress politicians to migrant adivasi labourers, cannot be understood without recognising the Maoist party's explicit political aims. These...
More »Battle for justice reaches Geneva-Khelen Thokchom
-The Telegraph Imphal: A Manipuri widow's cry for justice rang out during the 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council this morning, as she questioned gaps in UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Christof Heyns's report on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Neena Ningobam, who represented the Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families' Association, Manipur, of which she is the secretary, and the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) at...
More »Govt wants checks for pesticides in food
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A Central government panel has recommended stringent checks for pesticides in fruits and vegetables, including imported ones. Submitting a report before a bench comprising Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath on Wednesday, the panel - led by a health ministry official - is for intensive monitoring of pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables sold in Delhi. The experts committee, chaired by Sandhya Kulshrestha, was...
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