Visitors: 140 A couple of years back, I addressed this question to the RTI activist junta, including myself. And I am asking this question afresh in the context of Anna Hazare’s campaign for Jan Lokpal Bill, as well as Baba Ramdev’s campaign for bringing back money stashed abroad. I ask because I smell the stench […]
Visitors: 275 Mother earth is considered as one of the most beautiful planets in the Universe. Earth is the only planet in our galaxy that has enough water and environment to support plant, animal and human life. Unfortunately global human society is suffering due to various problems, which should be solved before it is […]
Visitors: 172 Antinuclear yatra from April 23 to 25 had two objects: One, to remove the misleading and wrong propaganda by the government and the official scientists that nuclear plants pose no danger. Second, to show the country and the world that the movements going on against the proposed and already established nuclear plants are […]
Visitors: 158 Antinuclear yatra from April 23 to 25 had two objects: One, to remove the misleading and wrong propaganda by the government and the official scientists that nuclear plants pose no danger. Second, to show the country and the world that the movements going on against the proposed and already established nuclear plants are […]
Visitors: 159 Antinuclear yatra from April 23 to 25 had two objects: One, to remove the misleading and wrong propaganda by the government and the official scientists that nuclear plants pose no danger. Second, to show the country and the world that the movements going on against the proposed and already established nuclear plants are […]
Visitors: 109 The nation has witnessed a huge spectacle from a section of visible population with Anna Hazare’s fast for getting the Jan Lok Pal bill being drafted and implemented. His fast unto death was an event in which not only we witnessed the ‘Tsunami of Sentiments’ but was also used by media to create […]
Visitors: 131 The nation has witnessed a huge spectacle from a section of visible population with Anna Hazare’s fast for getting the Jan Lok Pal bill being drafted and implemented. His fast unto death was an event in which not only we witnessed the ‘Tsunami of Sentiments’ but was also used by media to create […]
Visitors: 144 The nation has witnessed a huge spectacle from a section of visible population with Anna Hazare’s fast for getting the Jan Lok Pal bill being drafted and implemented. His fast unto death was an event in which not only we witnessed the ‘Tsunami of Sentiments’ but was also used by media to create […]
Visitors: 317 Who are Dalits? The Outcaste (Avarnas) within the varnashram 3000 years social oppression, political exploitation, economically deprived & culturally dominated. Menial job , service provider, facilitator, etc. Untouchables, asparshiya, depressed classes, harijans, etc. Officially known as Scheduled Castes (GoI Act, 1935) Another understanding on Dalits brings all the deprived groups SC, ST, OBC […]
Visitors: 247 The extension of the Internet into virtually every branch of social and economic activity has led to growing public policy interest and sometimes concern as to how the Internet is managed and whether there is adequate accountability-not least in terms of respect of applicable laws. This development contrasts with the technological and academic […]
Visitors: 187 by L.P. Semwal (SJS) and Edwin Willemsen (FFT) Why a new approach for the development of India’s farmers is needed Although India is rapidly transforming itself into an open, more efficient and rapidly developing market-driven economy, in rural areas such transition has been lacking or progressing painfully slow for most farmers. Marginalized and […]
Visitors: 135 Today, Fri 03rd Dec 2010 leading newspapers have a report on the ‘so called action’ proposed to be taken against some dozen Babus (IAS, IPS, IFS) of Maha-rashtra. It seems a ‘notice’ is to be issued and the concerned officers are to respond on ‘source of funds’, ‘failure to inform on controversial actions’ […]
Visitors: 155 Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) salutes Ms. Irom Chanu Sharmila’s untiring courage for demanding repeal of the Armed Forced Special Powers Act of 1958 (AFSPA). Her 10-year fasting is an example of struggle for genuine peace and freedom from violence at north- eastern part of the country. Ms. Irom Sharmila started her fasting […]
Visitors: 201 A three days seminar on 27th to 29th of the November 2010 is being co-organized by Local Governance & Decentralized Economy Social Group and Gokul University and co-sponsored by the Ground Report India. on “Social Economy, Self Sustained Green Society, Climate Change, Economic Justice, Local Governance and Alternative Media”. More than 70 persons […]
Visitors: 180 Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, India Hundreds of farmers participated in the Dead Ceremony of the Bore-Well and Birth Day celebration of the Rewasagar (the holy name of the Pond in the region). Umakant Umrao, IAS, former district collector Dewas motivated farmers of Dewas district to construct ponds in 10% to 15% of their […]
Visitors: 186 Photo Album: For more photos of Basudha Festival please visit: more photos of Basudha festival Photos by: Vivek Umrao Glendenning MCIJ
Visitors: 183 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, and this week, signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are meeting in Nagoya, Japan. It is hoped that this 10th Conference of Parties (COP10) will see the development of a plan to address drastic worldwide decline in biodiversity. The Indian Minister of Environment and […]
Visitors: 158 The controversy following resignation of Justice Santosh Hegde, the Lok Ayukat of Karnataka and the subsequent amends purported to have been made by Karnataka Govt. has again highlighted the failure of Lok Pal Legislative history at the Centre and the equally passivity and reluctance of all political parties to pass this legislation, which […]
Visitors: 323 August 22, 2010 Unusual rainstorms in Pakistan have inundated one-fifth of the country with water. Nearly 1,500 individuals have been killed. Twenty million have been rendered homeless. Most survivors are still without any shelter and other basic necessities. Many are at serious risk of developing malnutrition and water-borne diseases. More rains and new […]
Visitors: 277 Mumbai, Maharashtra After 63 years of Independence and democracy experiment there are segments of people who are not treated at par with others, there is injustice and discrimination towards them. One of the most neglected and ignored segment is of Senior Citizens. Elders are not considered as part of mainstream, there is unjust […]
Visitors: 146 With the election season now commencing in several states such as West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, I would advise the politicians to refrain from launching vituperative personal attack against the politicians of other political parties. The other side is capable of similar standards and this would bring the political culture in the country […]
Visitors: 174 Executive Summary(please find detailed article at Read Full Article in PDF) Energy has become a crucial sector of the modern society, so much so that per capita availability of energy is considered as an indicator of economic prosperity. However, the social, economic and environmental impacts of demand/supply of energy are so great that […]
Visitors: 196 [The paper below was presented as the Concept Note1 for a National Campaign & Consultation: Who are the barbarians on our Homeland? at Bagachia Conference Centre Namkum Ranchi Jharkhand2. The delegates then voted that it be circulated to all corners of our land as an annexure to the Declaration of the Consultation under […]
Visitors: 166 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), KanpurIn the eve of Prime Minister’s visit a graduate student of IIT Kanpur was detained by the police under pressure of the IIT Kanpur administration without any reason or documents in the room A-108, Hall-8, IIT Kanpur. And in the morning they took him to the police station […]
Visitors: 165 I had moved to Bhopal in January 1983. Year 1984 was a difficult one for me. I was struggling to set up my business of interior designing and furniture with practically no capital. I did not have many clients. Of the few clients that I had, not many treated me with any level […]