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Pumping Oxygen into Children's Healthcare

Ekam, an NGO in Chennai discusses how “providing quality healthcare for children” could mean going the whole hog – from free treatment and insurance to renting ventilators and transport vans.

( Source: TheAlternative, Posted: Jul 28, 2010)
 
Bangladesh Plans New Anti-Pollution Court

Bangladesh has proposed the setting up of an environment court with powers to jail polluters for up to five years.

( Source: Reuters, Posted: Jul 27, 2010)
 
Gold Mining: The Way Forward

Gold mining wreaks havoc on the environment and humans alike, but some precautionary measures and fair practices can help minimize the damage.

( Source: IndiaTogether, Posted: Jul 27, 2010)
 
One Rupee Banking

The State Bank of India, on Tuesday, launched an initiative which offers hassle-free banking services to the urban poor, most of them women at the deposit of a token amount of Re 1.

( Source: OneWorld, Posted: Jul 27, 2010)
 
Deadly asbestos selling like hot cakes in Asia

Though the use of asbestos faces a ban in many countries across the world, it enjoys a thriving market in India and other developing countries, a report says. The worker safety regulations are lax in these countries and an increasing number of people are being exposed to its hazards.

( Source: OneWorld, Posted: Jul 26, 2010)
 
Better Healthcare, on Our Watch

A pilot project in community-based monitoring under the National Rural Health Mission in three districts of Jharkhand provides encouraging results.

( Source: IndiaTogether, Posted: Jul 20, 2010)
 
Going Upstream on the Energy Road

How does one go about saving energy during construction or in the lifetime of a building when we live in it?

( Source: IndiaTogether, Posted: Jul 20, 2010)
 
Navi Mumbai Airport: A Silent Conspiracy

Navi Mumbai Airport construction authority has openly admitted that over 160 ha of mangroves would be chopped and a hillock flattened.

( Source: DownToEarth, Posted: Jul 20, 2010)
 
Preserving the Tribal Wealth of North Canara

Dr. Savitha Uday has been closely associated with North Canara tribes and is working towards the preservation of their culture and tradition in an non-commercial way.

( Source: TheAlternative, Posted: Jul 19, 2010)
 
Citizen Journalism Reaches Remote Tribal Areas

Swara, enables the tribals to tell their version of stories, in their language and through a medium accessible to them.

( Source: OneWorld, Posted: Jul 13, 2010)
 
Banana Plantation on Forest Land in Sri Lanka

The Forest Department has strongly protested against a Cabinet-approved proposal to allow an agricultural firm to convert 15,000 acres of forest land in the Trincomalee district into a banana plantation.

( Source: The Sunday Times, Posted: Jul 13, 2010)
 
Holding their Ground Against POSCO

The steel plant and port proposed by the South Korean mining giant in Orissa has remained on paper, as local opposition has successfully fought off the company's efforts.

( Source: IndiaTogether, Posted: Jul 12, 2010)
 
It Makes Sense to Use Bamboo!

Strong and flexible, the green plant has breached many disasters and can capture more carbon than similar stands of trees.

( Source: OneWorld, Posted: Jul 12, 2010)
 
A Mother's Fight for Justice

Despite all that she has endured, Neelam Katara remains a picture of stoic determination and motherly affection. We learn what her son's murder and the subsequent trial have taught her about the justice system.

( Source: IndiaTogether, Posted: Jul 11, 2010)
 
A Treaty to Block Cheaper Drugs

Many industrialized countries are negotiating a treaty that could deny developing countries access to low-cost medicines, making them dependent on expensive patented drugs.

( Source: DownToEarth, Posted: Jul 7, 2010)
 
The Information Doctor

Held every last Saturday of the month, the RTI clinic at Cubbon Park, Bangalore is a joint initiative of many organizations and individuals to help people with RTI queries.

( Source: TheAlternative, Posted: Jul 7, 2010)
 
Bhutan Fears Return of Controversial Vaccine

Even though WHO has convinced that deaths of infants were not due to the use of pentavalent vaccine, fear among the natives run high on its re-introduction.

( Source: OneWorld, Posted: Jul 7, 2010)
 
Pause the Mineral Economy in Naxal Areas

Let the mineral wealth of Central India remain untapped until the people there acquire the capacity to negotiate the terms for its use and benefit directly from doing so.

( Source: IndiaTogether, Posted: Jul 5, 2010)
 
Women Masons, German builders and Low Cost Homes

The german architect Mr. Dahlmanns has helped women build low cost and environment friendly by using lateric blocks.

( Source: TheAlternative, Posted: Jun 30, 2010)
 
Pakistan Poised to Clamp Down on Independent Media

The government has introduced a bill in parliament which, if passed, would usher in harsher regulations for broadcasters and online organisations.

( Source: BBC, Posted: Jun 30, 2010)
 
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