-The Hindu Villagers resolve to continue fight against Oil major; fringe groups criticise Centre KUMBAKONAM (Tamil Nadu): Residents of Kadiramangalam village in Thanjavur district, where a sit-in protest entered its 365th day on Saturday, have renewed their resolve to oust the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from the village to protect the environment and their livelihood. A section of the villagers has been holding a relay sit-in protest at the Ayyanar temple...
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Dr. Samir Chaudhuri, paediatrician and founder of Child in Need Institute (CINI), interviewed by Civil Society News (New Delhi)
-Civil Society News New Delhi: In 1974, Dr Samir Chaudhuri, a paediatrician working in Kolkata’s slums, founded Child in Need Institute (CINI) to tackle the many dimensions of child malnutrition. It struck him at the time that malnutrition wasn’t just a clinical problem but a complex phenomenon rooted in gender issues. Over the years, led by Dr Chaudhuri, CINI developed deep understanding of the social, economic and political underpinnings of malnutrition...
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-Livemint.com The issue of frequent hikes in fuel prices is a matter of debate and concern, law and justice minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said after a Union cabinet meeting New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government on Wednesday signalled its intent to stay the course on fuel pricing reforms and said that it was working toward a “long-term solution”. This comes against the backdrop of an international crude Oil price rally, with...
More »Petrol and diesel prices to be slashed, Oil companies to share burden -P Suchetana Ray
-Hindustan Times In the last few days, fuel prices have touched record highs, with petrol costing Rs 76.87 per litre in Delhi and diesel Rs 68.08 a litre. In the last nine days, the price of petrol has risen by Rs 2.24 and diesel by Rs 2.15. New Delhi: Fuel prices are likely to be slashed by Rs 2 to Rs 4 in the next few days and a decision will...
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-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday raised hopes of the government cutting excise duty to soften the impact of Oil prices as petrol and diesel prices hit historic highs on Sunday with state-run fuel retailers racing to catch up with current market rates after freezing pump prices for 19 days ahead of the Karnataka election. "The Centre is sensitive towards the rising fuel prices. Various alternatives...
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