Citizens' Rights and Duties
Why don't Jarawas of the Andaman Islands have a say in development ? An article from Charkha Development Network
Posted on 01 Aug, 2012 05:14 PMFive months after the infamous Jarawa Video incident featuring scantily clad Jarawa tribal women allegedly dancing for tourists in return for food and money, the Central Government finally acted on the matter by approving the proposed amendments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956.
Has the revised draft of the National Water Policy 2012, released by the Ministry of Water Resources in June 2012 incorporated the public's feedback ?
Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 07:45 PMOn 31st January 2012, the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had released the draft of the National Water Policy 2012 and invited comments till 29 February. Following the meeting of the National Water Board on 7th June 2012, the MoWR has now put up a revised draft on their website.
Report of the 4th national conference of the Forum of forest people and forest workers (NFFPFW): Dehradun, 26-28 May 2012
Posted on 10 Jul, 2012 10:03 AMAround 500 delegates from around 19 states and three neighboring countries Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal participated in the 4th National Conference on the Forum of forest people and forest workers organised in Dehradun on 26-28 May 2012. More than 80% delegates were from the forest communities. A summary report of this conference is presented in this article.
Privatisation of water services in New Delhi : Myth and reality - Report by Water Privatisation - Commercialization Resistance Committee
Posted on 09 Jul, 2012 12:40 PMResidents of Delhi have been protesting against privatisation of water atleast since 2005.
Drops do not discriminate: Addressing inequities and inequalities in access to water and sanitation in India - A short film by WaterAid, India
Posted on 06 Jul, 2012 03:07 PMThe video by WaterAid, India points at the lack of awareness, planning and the poor water management practices in the country that have led to this situation by highlighting that even though the rainfall in India is in surplus with 1170 mm of rainfall every year, we continue to face scarcity of water every year.
Land, water and local people - A case study of the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor - A Masters' dissertation - Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Posted on 15 Jun, 2012 07:28 PMThis thesis/report presents the findings of a study that was conducted for the fulfillment of the Masters degree at the School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
Water commercialization, a threat to human rights - A Gandhian prospect
Posted on 17 May, 2012 11:00 AMProviding usable water is one of the toughest challenges that most of the countries of the world are facing today. And in an era of liberalization and domination of capital centric policies commercialization of water is not a shocking step.
Privatisation of urban water supply in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh - An update from Manthan Adyayan Kendra
Posted on 09 May, 2012 09:53 AMStartling conditionalities
Accelerating agricultural development for inclusive growth: Strategic issues and policy options
Posted on 27 Apr, 2012 01:30 PMArticle Courtesy : Vikalpa, Volume 37, No 1, January-March 2012
Author: Vijay Paul Sharma
Citizens voice alarm over recent Supreme Court judgement on interlinking of rivers
Posted on 25 Apr, 2012 10:39 AMThe Supreme Court of India has in its judgment of 27 February 2012 on the interlinking of rivers project, given categorical directions to the Executive Government to implement the ‘project’ as a whole in a time bound manner and has also asked the Centre to appoint a Special Committee to work out the modalities and oversee the implementation of the project.