-The Business Standard Foreign direct investment in the NGO sector is, in fact, no different from the cross-holdings and the FDI web of the corporate world ClimateWorks, one of the two international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) recently restricted by the National Democratic Alliance government from funding Greenpeace India Society in India, also funds another NGO, Global International, which, till recently, was headed in India by Union Environment and Forests minister Prakash Javadekar. When...
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Indigenous crops gain ground in Adilabad -S Harpal Singh
-The Hindu There is a need for promotion of local varieties on a commercial scale, says expert Adilabad (Andhra Pradesh): Telangana government's commitment towards making the State a seed hub in the country has come at a juncture when commercial crops such as cotton have failed the farmers' expectations, but is witnessing a sharp increase in demand for organic and indigenous variety of food grains in the country. "The time seems to be...
More »Why do millions of Indians defecate in the open? -Shannti Dinnoo
-BBC It's early morning and local commuters are queuing up for tickets at the Kirti Nagar railway station in the Indian capital, Delhi. Along the tracks, another crowd is gathering - each person on his own, separated by a modest distance. They are among the 48% of Indians who do not have access to proper sanitation. Coming from a slum close-by, they squat among the few trees and bushes along the railway tracks...
More »India faced big cuts in aid for basic education -Manash Pratim Gohain
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Despite being among the top five countries with most children out of school, India experienced the largest cuts in aid to basic education. Its aid to the sector fell by $278 million between 2010-12. While global aid to education is seriously declining: it fell by just over 6% between 2010 and 2011, and a further 3% in 2012, for India it fell by 10% in this...
More »Gujarat gets approval to raise Narmada dam height, Medha Patkar upset
-PTI After eight years, Gujarat got final approval to raise by about 17 metres the height of Sardar Sarovar dam. After a wait of eight long years, the Gujarat government on Thursday got final approval to raise by about 17 metres the height of Sardar Sarovar dam - the country's most controversial dam project - in a big boost to the state which often faces water woes due to deficient rains. The...
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