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Dr. Mickey Chopra, global head of UNICEF’s health programmes interviewed by R Prasad

-The Hindu Dr. Mickey Chopra, global head of UNICEF's health programmes explained to R. Prasad why he was very encouraged by the efforts taken by the government to reduce child mortality, and how these efforts are paying off, especially in States like Bihar. * How is India doing as far as meeting the MDG 4 target is concerned? India is changing very quickly. We are seeing very encouraging signs... we are starting to...

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Give northeast textbook space, fight bias, University Grants Commission says -M Ramya

-The Times of India   CHENNAI: To put an end to on-campus discrimination against students from the northeast, the University Grants Commission has asked universities to include the history, cultural heritage and involvement of the region in the freedom movement, in the curriculum of schools and colleges. The suggestion was first made by the North East Students' Federation to various official bodies in the country, including the human resource development ministry and the...

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Wanted, a vote for education-Krishna Kumar

-The Hindu     The fact that education matters only in the long run makes it uninteresting for political parties. But in this election, the voice of education can be heard No matter how categorically a party or candidate might comment on them, the problems of education cannot compete with those of water and electricity supply or the condition of roads. These latter problems affect the daily life of a citizen more elementally than...

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Dr. Felix Padel, Anthropologist interviewed by Survival International

-Survival International Anthropologist Dr. Felix Padel works with the tribes of Odisha in eastern India, including the Dongria Kondh, for whom Survival International has campaigned for 10 years. Felix is the great great grandson of Charles Darwin and lives in a remote village in Odisha. In this interview, he talks to Survival about the Dongria Kondh's relationship to their mountains, their heroic struggle against Vedanta, Darwin's evolution theory and the experience...

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Muzaffarnagar 2013 – Violence by Political Design: Centre for Policy Analysis

-Kafila.org This fact-finding exercise was coordinated by the CENTRE FOR POLICY ANALYSIS. Team members were the human rights activist and former civil servant Harsh Mander; former Director-General of the Border Security Force, E N Rammohan; Professor Kamal Mitra Chenoy of Jawaharlal Nehru University; National Integration Council member John Dayal; senior journalist Sukumar Muralidharan and CPA Director and senior editor Seema Mustafa. Introduction and Overview The first impression of the Muzaffarnagar countryside, now green...

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