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31/03/2008
A young village girl from Rajasthan has become a role model for her community by protesting against her own marriage as a child, a tradition generally accepted as norm in rural India. For her act of heroic defiance, Congress Kanwar was given the National Bravery Award on the Indian Republic Day on January 26.
Més informacióFont: OneWorld South Asia Temes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Educació] [Gènere] [Cultura] [Activisme] |
28/03/2008
Bunkar Vikas Sanstha in Chanderi town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has changed the lives of weavers by helping them earn better incomes. Once bound by poverty and exploited by traders, the community now aspires to use media tools to create more livelihood opportunities.
Més informacióFont: OneWorld South Asia Temes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Capacitació] [Pobresa] [TIC] [Mitjans de comunicació] |
25/03/2008
The government’s loan waivers for farmers are more of a populist stunt in the election year and less of seeking solutions to the current agrarian crisis, says journalist P.Sainath. The waivers fail to address moneylender debts and limit beneficiaries by a pre-determined two-hectare mark.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Agricultura] [Terra] [Pobresa] [Deute extern] [Política] |
24/03/2008
World food production faces a "massive threat" as mountain glaciers in China and India -- the world's leading producers of wheat and rice -- are melting at an extremely fast, climate-induced rate, reports an environmental research institute.
Més informacióFont: Earth Policy Institute |
21/03/2008
Five states in India now want to start their own radio stations. AIR, the national broadcaster, does not highlight region-specific issues, they feel. Critics are however concerned that this move by the states is an invasion of the community radio space.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Informació / Mitjans] [TIC] [Política] Image: Man hearing news on radio © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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21/03/2008
Two villages in Maharashtra in western India tell of two different tales of survival. While one village is lush green with abundant water and yielding fields, the other in Vidarbha’s cotton belt has rising debts, shrinking incomes and desperate homes.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Desenvolupament] [Agricultura] [Terra] [Pobresa] [Deute extern] |
20/03/2008
Researchers from India and UK have developed an inexpensive way to measure maternal mortality by using traditional birth attendants to record all live births, stillbirths and deaths of women in two Indian states. Making proper identifications as against estimating have helped avoid missing maternal deaths.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Salut] [Gènere] [Informació / Mitjans] |
20/03/2008
Tuoreet tiedot Intian tiikerikannan kutistumisesta eivät välttämättä merkitse lajin katoamista. Sen pelastaminen tietää kuitenkin monille ihmisille lähtöpasseja kotikonnuiltaan.
Més informacióFont: Suomen IPS Temes/Zones: [Animals] [Pobles indígenes] |
20/03/2008
Köyhyyttä sekä poliittista ja uskonnollista vainoa pakenevat tiibetiläiset suuntaavat eteläisiin naapurimaihin. Intiassa Tiibetin pakolaisia asuu noin sata tuhatta, Nepalissa virallisesti 20 000.
Més informacióFont: Ulkoministeriö Temes/Zones: [Xina] [Nepal] [Immigració] [Refugiats] Image: © World Bank
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19/03/2008
An assessment of several Coca-Cola bottling operations in India validates community concerns that the company is polluting and causing water shortages in certain areas of the country, writes Amit Srivastava.
Més informacióFont: India Resource Center Image: Protestors to Coca-Cola: "Stop De-hydrating the World." © Amit Srivastava / India Resource Center
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19/03/2008
Pappeja ja ortodoksimuslimeja uhmaten Intian musliminaiset ovat laatineet oman avioliittosäännöstönsä, joka sallii eron hakemisen naisille, parantaa naisten taloudellista asemaa ja kieltää pakkoavioliitot.
Més informacióFont: OneWorld South Asia Temes/Zones: [Gènere] [Religió] [Ètica / Sistemes de valors] |
19/03/2008
Punarbhava, a new interactive website for the disabled, is a one-stop cyber shop for information, aids, appliances, research and employment. The portal was recently launched at the Indian capital, along with the release of a new screen reader software for the blind.
Més informacióFont: OneWorld South Asia Temes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Drets Humans] [TIC] [Coneixement] |
18/03/2008
The move towards clean energy in India reveals that rhetoric and good intentions must be boosted by government support to have a significant positive effect on the environment, writes Ben Block.
Més informacióFont: Worldwatch Institute Image: Solar energy in India. © The Energy and Resources Institute
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15/03/2008
Punarbhava, a new interactive website for the disabled, is a one-stop cyber shop for information, aids, appliances, research and employment. The portal was recently launched at the Indian capital, along with the release of a new screen reader software for the blind.
Més informacióFont: OneWorld South Asia Temes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Discapacitats] [Exclusió social] [Comunicació] [TIC] [Internet] |
12/03/2008
New software by India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC) in Jharkhand offers individual search for pregnant women and newborns at the Anganwadi level. The programme will help the state government track the nutrition status of both mother and child and the immunisation of infants.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Salut] [Mortalitat infantil] [Alimentació / Desnutrició] [TIC] [Polítiques governamentals] Image: Infant weighing is vital for nutrition check
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12/03/2008
Several hundred Tibetan exiles defied an Indian government ban and pressed ahead on Wednesday with a march protesting Beijing's hosting of this summer's Olympic Games.
Més informacióFrom Times of India Temes/Zones: [Tibet] [Xina] Image: Chinese flag in front of Tibet's Potala Palace © Tibet Information Network
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11/03/2008
Indian police halted a solidarity march by exiled Tibetans on the grounds that it violated an understanding between the government and the Dalai Lama against 'anti-China' activities on Indian soil.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Tibet] [Xina] |
11/03/2008
Mumbai’s Sangini Women's Co-operative Bank is a beacon of hope for the sex workers of Kamathipura. By providing a monetary buffer to its red-light district clients, this small Indian bank seeks to change the lives of these women for the better by making them less vulnerable to debts.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Deute extern] [Polítiques financeres] [Gènere] [Exclusió social] |
11/03/2008
It was not easy to convince a Muslim dominant district in underdeveloped Bihar to allow teenage girls to attend classes on reproductive and sexual healthcare at the local madarsa. Azad India Foundation (AIF)’s efforts have however earned support even from the local clerics.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Educació] [Salut] [Gènere] [Sexualitat] Image: Muslim girls
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10/03/2008
Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment invites participants to an intensive summer course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management in India. Held from June 4 to August 2, 2008, the course will attempt to address the complexities underlying the environment-development debate.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Àsia Meridional] [Desenvolupament] [Economia] [Medi Ambient] [Canvi climàtic] [Polítiques governamentals] Image: Is progress steamrolling environment? Photo credit: Centre for Science and Environment
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