InfoChange
This is a one-stop site that provides news, views, perspectives and debates on India's development sector.
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08/07/2002
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13/09/2007
In a victory for those fighting for the rights of the girl-child, the Bombay High Court upholds an amendment to the law banning sex-determination tests. A Mumbai-based couple had mounted a legal challenge to the constitutional validity of the amendment that bans pre-conception gender selection.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Índia] [Àsia Meridional] [Gènere] [Legislació]
Image: Gender gets a helping hand
05/09/2007
In a bid to enlist the cooperation of the local population in saving the endangered Asiatic lion, the Gujarat government has initiated a reward scheme for information on poachers and poaching activities in the Gir wildlife sanctuary, the last refuge of the endangered Asiatic lion.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Índia] [Àsia Meridional] [Animals] [Conservació] [Polítiques governamentals]
Image: Lions in the Gir forest © The Energy and Resources Institute
03/09/2007
Climate change is likely to decrease food production in the developing world while industrialised countries could gain in production potential, increasing food insecurity in poorer nations, predicts the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Canvi climàtic] [MDGs] [Alimentació] [Pobresa]
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