Visitors: 279 NEISSR Desk North East Institute of Social Science and Research (NEISSR) the first Master of Social Work Institute under Nagaland University celebrated the 3rd Freshers’ Day on 12th August 2016. It was organized under the theme ‘Together Towards Tomorrow’ with Prof. Lanunungsang Ao, Former Pro-vice Chancellor, Nagaland University as a Chief Guest. Rev. […]
Visitors: 279 N.S.Venkataraman Nandini Voice for The Deprived India will celebrate yet another Independence Day on 15th August,2016. This independence day and the days that will follow are unlikely to be different from several other previous independence days. Of course, Prime Minister Modi will deliver his speech with his characteristic eloquence and marked style from […]
Visitors: 247 Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders on Friday asked the government to improve food security situation without which peace, stability and progress cannot be achieved. Country must improve its deteriorating ranking in food security index as almost half of the country’s population remains food insecure, said Patron Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders Shahid Rasheed […]
Dr Gursharan Singh KainthDirector General,Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development StudiesThe International Energy Agency’s (IEA) warning that water demand would outstrip energy demands two-fold highlighted the scale of water-energy nexus. But the reality is more complex. Critically, a global population expansion to 9 billion people by 2050, coupled with increased economic growth, will intensify competition for water, as […]
Visitors: 345 The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has today announced the details of its year-long arbitration pilot scheme and have confirmed the appointment of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) to run the pilot. Publications taking part include national newspapers The Daily Mirror, the Daily Express, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Daily […]
Visitors: 274 In the press meet held at the head quarters of National Fishworkers’ Forum at Puducherry on 3rd August at 11.30 A.M, NFF ChairPerson Mr. M. Ilango Ex.MLA said the following: The government of India, The Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi and Shri. Pon RadhaKrishan, The Hon’ble Minister for Shipping have announced that […]
Visitors: 145 Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies popularly known as IDSAsr is a centre for advanced research and training in multi disciplinary areas as diverse as Agriculture and rural development; social change and social structure; environment and resource economics; globalization and trade, industry, labour and welfare; macro economics issues and models; population and […]
Visitors: 161 Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Ex-SR , Deptt. of Anatomy AIIMS, New Delhi, India In a groundbreaking study published in “Frontiers in Human Neuroscience”, a group of clinicians and scientists from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India (in collaboration with researchers at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, Delhi and National […]
Visitors: 186 Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court, Goa With the BJP now fallaciously claiming that it is dependent on revenue from Casinos to run the State, it only demonstrates the political and moral bankruptcy of this government. The financial mess that this government finds itself in is on account of its own overall fiscal irresponsibility […]
Visitors: 304 Leo F. Saldanha Coordinator, Environment Support Group Sanjeev Kumar Delhi Forum [themify_hr color=”red”] We write as concerned citizens and environmental justice activists in support of Piyush Sethia of Salem, Tamil Nadu who has been arrested, denied bail and beaten inside Salem Central prison. Piyush is a noted environmental activist of Salem Citizen’s Forum […]
Visitors: 236 Jason Hickel PhD [themify_quote]It’s time to pour our creative energies into imagining a new global economy. Infinite growth is a dangerous illusion[/themify_quote] Earlier this year media outlets around the world announced that February had broken global temperature records by a shocking amount. March broke all the records too. In June, our screens were […]
Visitors: 180 The President of Swarna Bharat Party, Mr Vishal Singh, said that chanting slogans won’t deliver a Swachh Bharat. A rubbish-free India simply cannot be delivered under the current governance system. The cause of the vast amounts of filth that litters Indian streets, rivers and lakes has nothing to do with the habits of […]
Visitors: 233 Natural disasters, wars, communal conflicts, political diktats often force people to leave their homes. Armed only with hope for a better future, they seek refuge in different lands. Sometimes “aided” by human smugglers, refugees travel by whatever means of transportation they can afford. Some meet their end without reaching their destination. Others are […]
Visitors: 346 Indian society has always considered the mother to be a better parent and the father to be there only for making financial and major family decisions. However, with in recent times, Fathers are playing a larger role in day to day activities of raising their children like changing diapers, getting them ready to […]
Visitors: 291 AAPI Convention has come to be recognized for its ways of catering to the varied needs of the delegates from across the nation. A ways of networking and strengthening bond, AAPI convention offers events, programs and services, always striving to provide the best in the world to the participants. While AAPI convention is […]
Visitors: 292 Abha Khetarpal President, Cross the Hurdles Counselor for the students with disabilities University College of Medical Sciences, UCMS & GTB Hospital, Delhi Non-institutional expert, Equality and Diversity Committee, Enabling Unit, UCMS & GTBH Today I sit to write to you, because like so many fellow citizens of my country, I am also feeling suffocated, disappointed, […]
Visitors: 353 The successful partnership between the European Union and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has been commended during an official joint New Zealand Government and European Union development mission to the Pacific. As part of the official visit, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Mr Neven Mimica, formally handed […]
Visitors: 401 Vivek Umrao Glendenning “Social Nomad”, the founder of Ground Report India group and the author of a hindi book “Mansik Samajik Aarthik Swarajya ki Oor“, has been working on an idea of establishing awards for the people work for indian communities. Introduction of the book is available in Hindi at http://groundreportindia.org/books/introduction-towards-consciousness-social-economic-self-sustainability/ and of […]
Dr Gursharan Singh Kainth,Dr Rajinder Singh Bawa, andNavdeep Singh KainthAgriculture industry in India is proverbially called a “Gamble on the Monsoon”. The Indian agricultural environment has undergone numerous structural changes due to changes in the government policies. Farmers face floods, drought, pests, disease, and a plethora of other natural disasters. The weather is their greatest […]
Visitors: 375 Now, Adhyayan Suman has become icon of Men’s Right Activists in India. They have given a call to all young men in India to stand up for their rights, if they are abused by their girlfriends. Adhyayan Suman had alleged that his former girlfriend Kangana Ranaut had hit him and she even abused […]
Visitors: 221 The urgency to intervene in defense of democracy, secularism and justice has never been more pressing than in the conditions prevailing in the country today. There is a recognizable change in the general tenure of public discourse; unlike in the past, it is informed more by the communal than by secular ethos. The prejudices against the […]
Visitors: 207 A five member committee appointed by the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi has recommended that a few students, who are found guilty of indiscipline and even sedition charges, have to be punished suitably. While the committee has decided the quantum of punishment, JNU student union and JNU teacher’s association members have burnt the pages of […]
Visitors: 256 The issues related to our educational institutions-patriotism started coming up to the fore with this Government coming to power (May 2014). One after the other news of Government intervention in different institutions, more so the nationally well known ones started disturbing us. There was the case of IIT Madras where Periyar Ambedkar Study Circle was banned. Then […]
Visitors: 275 It is distressing to learn about the accident in a temple in Kollam, Kerala where more than one hundred unfortunate persons have perished and many others have been injured. It causes concern that safety measures in many temples are taken for granted , exposing the pilgrims to potential danger. Conditions in Tamil Nadu temples are no […]