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South Asian Development News
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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.
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Source: TheAlternative,
Posted: Jul 28, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: Reuters,
Posted: Jul 27, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jul 27, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: OneWorld,
Posted: Jul 27, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: OneWorld,
Posted: Jul 26, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jul 20, 2010)
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| 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?
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jul 20, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: DownToEarth,
Posted: Jul 20, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: TheAlternative,
Posted: Jul 19, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: OneWorld,
Posted: Jul 13, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: The Sunday Times,
Posted: Jul 13, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jul 12, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: OneWorld,
Posted: Jul 12, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jul 11, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: DownToEarth,
Posted: Jul 7, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: TheAlternative,
Posted: Jul 7, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: OneWorld,
Posted: Jul 7, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jul 5, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: TheAlternative,
Posted: Jun 30, 2010)
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| 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.
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Source: BBC,
Posted: Jun 30, 2010)
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