-The Hindu ‘Neo-liberal policies fine-tuned to global capitalist accumulation to blame' Neo-liberal policies fine-tuned to global capitalist accumulation are increasing poverty, mass deprivation and unemployment besides undermining Food security in India, economist Utsa Patnaik said on Friday. Delivering the inaugural ‘T.G. Narayanan Memorial Lecture on Social Deprivation' under the auspices of the Media Development Foundation and the Asian College of Journalism here, Prof. Patnaik said contrary to the claims by the Centre about...
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India leads the world in recognising the right to food, says Joseph Stiglitz by Ananya Dutta
Pointing out that nearly one out of seven Americans face Food insecurity, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz said here on Thursday that by recognising the right to Food as a basic human right, India is leading the way for the rest of the world. “India has recognised the right to Food as a basic human right, leading the way for the rest of the world, and is on the verge of a...
More »Mandatory bacteria test for milk for sale from February by Kounteya Sinha
Come February, milk sold in India will have to be tested for harmful bacteria like E Coli. According to the new Food safety rules that come into effect six months from August, 2011, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made it mandatory for milk manufacturers to test it for organisms such as E Coli, staphaureus and listeria monocytogenes before bringing it into the market. FSSAI CEO V N Gaur...
More »Jarawas: Tribal Peoples Under Grave Threat from Civilization and Tourism by Palash R Ghosh
The recent shocking video showing naked Jarawa tribeswomen being forced to dance for Food by tourists may highlight the risks of isolated, indigenous peoples of the world having contact with the modern world. The Jarawas of India’s Andaman and Nicobar islands are only one of several reclusive tribes around the world that are now facing extinction. While the government of India and tribal affairs officials have tried to protect people like the...
More »MHA takes offence to nude tribal dance
-DNA The ministry of home affairs has ordered an inquiry into the repulsive video showcasing Anadaman aborogines - Jarawa tribe - forced to dance nude for Food before foreign tourists. “The video, we have inquired, was on the internet for the last 4-5 years. But we have ceased off the matter and taking congnisance, have ordered an inquiry into it by the Anadaman and Nicobar administration and UT (union territory) division. “Besides, we...
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