In some remote villages in India, which are most unlikely to pose as models of development, a quiet rejuvenation is taking place, with communities learNINg to adapt to the climate change reality of the country today. Everyone knows by now that one of the foremost signs of climate change for the country is the changing pattern of the monsoon. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has already forecast shorter yet...
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Dalit RTI petitioner faces BSP politico's wrath
Uttar Pradesh may be ruled by a Dalit Chief Minister but poor Dalits in the state's rural areas continue to suffer under the oppression of upper caste politicians. One such case is that of a 50-year old dalit Budhai Ram of Sidhauli village in Sitapur district, 80 kilometres from Lucknow. Budhai Ram apparently made the mistake of filing a Right to Information petition at the office of the Sitapur district...
More »Rumours triggered farmers' violence
Trouble erupted at Jikarpur, near Aligarh, on Saturday night after rumours spread that a farmer leader had been arrested near the village. Police opened fire to disperse the violent protesters and bring the situation under control, said SSP (Aligarh) Vijay Prakash, who was transferred on Sunday. B.D. Palson, SSP of Mathura, which too was hit by the violence, was also shifted. Two persons and a PAC jawan were killed and NINe injured in...
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Governments in India — Centre and states — spend around one per cent of the country's GDP on health. Only five countries — Burundi, Myanmar, Pakistan , Sudan and Cambodia — have a lower figure than this. But private spending on the crucial sector is 4.2 per cent of GDP, among the top 20 countries in the world. Within this private spend, employers pay for about 9 per cent and...
More »Shortage of doctors in rural areas, says CM
Despite the presence of an adept emergency ambulance service in the state, patients continue to suffer due to the acute shortage of doctors and paramedical staff, more so in rural areas, chief minister K Rosaiah said on Sunday. Speaking at a programme on the fifth anniversary of `108' Emergency Response Services in the city, Rosaiah said that even though the state spends Rs 30 lakh on every medical graduate passing...
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