-The Indian Express The UPA has done well to bring rights-based social welfare schemes to the forefront. All opinion polls suggest that the UPA has only a few weeks left in office. After 10 years as prime minister - this gives him the third position in terms of longevity as head of government after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi - what is going through Manmohan Singh's mind as he contemplates retirement from...
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The burden of Congress' ignorance: Why doesn't it take credit for vital statistics?
-The Economic Times If there are two statistics that summarise a nation's overall well-being, these are the infant mortality rate (IMR) and the maternal mortality rate (MMR). India has registered remarkable progress on both fronts over the last decade. IMR has declined 28% from 58 in 2004 to 42 in 2012. MMR has come down 36% from 280 in 2005 to 178 in 2012. The decline has been more spectacular in some...
More »A sacred forest to fight hunger: A Sarpanch's big idea -Shuriah Niazi
-Women's Feature Service For tribal communities, the forest has traditionally been their habitat, their source of income and their nutritional lifeline. So protection of the green cover and ready access to forest produce are issues that are connected with their survival. In India, while The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, recognises the rights of forest-dwellers over land and other resources, in reality there...
More »Healthy diet can help autistic children, parents told
-The Hindu TIRUCHI: The day-long workshop on "Food without preservatives" featured two sessions - one on grandma's recipes and the other on importance of millets for effective functioning of the brain and body. The importance of consuming healthy food without preservatives and the benefits of using millets in one's daily diet were explained to parents (mothers) of autistic children during the one-day workshop on "Autism vs. food" organised at Pravaag Transitional Centre...
More »Worshipping false gods in India-Harsh Mander
-Live Mint In Gujarat public funds are committed to supporting private investment. This does not benefit the poor Amidst the clamour of India's colourful 2014 general election, a public debate of great import for India's future is underway. Leading political candidates debate which development model is best suited for a country of vast economic potential and embedded historical impoverishment. Most opinion polls rate Narendra Modi as the front-runner in the 2014 general election....
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