States turn to dubious technology for saving girl child With the country’s child sex ratio hitting an all-time low—944 girls for every 1,000 boys—states are turning to a monitoring device to fix the imbalance. Public health Activists say the device, called Silent Observer, is more hogwash than an answer. Silent Observer can be fitted into sonography machines to allow the authorities to monitor and record pre-natal ultrasound scans taken by doctors. It...
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RTI Activists appeal to collector for protection by Nandhu Sundaram
Over 75 Activists protested in front of the Red Cross building here on Friday demanding protection from the government in the wake of the murder of Chennai-based RTI Activist S Bhuvaneshwaran. The group also submitted a memorandum to the district collector, a copy of which has been forwarded to the cell of chief minister J Jayalalithaa. Demanding a solatium for the family of Bhuvaneshwaran, the RTI Activists also sought the arrest...
More »Slain RTI Activist was being followed: Cops
-The Times of India Slain RTI Activist S Bhuvaneswaran's movements had been monitored for more than a week before he was attacked, police said. This was revealed to the police by the two men who surrendered in Kancheepuram on Wednesday. Murali and Anandan, who have been in the custody of the Kolathur police for seven days now, said they had planned to eliminate him near his house. Bhuvaneswaran was hacked to death when...
More »CIC tells high court to get its act right on RTI
-The Times of India The AP High Court was pulled up by the Central Information Commission (CIC) for its failure to adhere to the RTI Act. Nine other high courts besides AP's have been given three months time to get their act right. The CIC was reacting to a complaint filed by Hyderabad-based RTI Activist C J Karira and Mani Ram Sharma of Rajasthan between December 2009 and March 2010. The complainants...
More »Amend clinical trial rules after wider consultations: health Activists
-The Hindu Issues of conflict of interest within Ethics Committee remain to be resolved, they say Public health Activists and women's rights groups have raised concerns over compensation-related amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetic Rules 2011 proposed by the Union Health Ministry for subjects of clinical trials. They have suggested wider consultations before the amendments are notified. The proposed amendments pertain to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 (rule 122 DAA) saying that...
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