The rate of extinction of rare species of animals and plants is being exaggerated to as high as 160 per cent, claimed two scientists in a report published in the journal Nature. According to the scientists, the rate at which species of animals and plants are getting extinct is much less that what so-called wildlife conservationists…
As focus at the United Nations Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (May 8-13, 2011), in Geneva, came on to the unsavoury equation between poverty and the impact of disasters, CARE International warned that the increasing number of humanitarian disasters was eroding the coping ability of poor people and therefore undermining their ability to escape…
A recently released paper, Conceptual Issues Faced in Development of Cost Accounting Standards, released by Institute of Cost of Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) questions if expenses made towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) be included in the total costs of the company. The paper also questions if donations and gifts including political donations be included…
I felt mixed thoughts as I read the news that the Delhi government was looking to submit a ‘tentative document’”whatever ‘tentative’ implies in this case”to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to be sent to the UNESCO so that Delhi city could be included in the ‘tentative listing’ for World Heritage City. Officially, ‘tentative document’…
‘One of the most important findings for India is the real gap in trust in businesses – which is quite high – and trust in government – which is quite low. The big change is the rise in trust in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which is a direct outcome of a lack of confidence in government,’ said…
India recorded 25 million cases of malaria and 30,000 deaths in the year 2009, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). That’s one-tenth the number of cases worldwide. It should be noted that earlier on, under the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) in India, malaria was believed to have infected 1.53 million and…
After the “uterus removal for money scandal” of Rajasthan, another shameful incident involving gynaecologists has come to light from Kerala. An enquiry has confirmed that to facilitate holiday plans of gynaecologists at a state-run hospital in Alappuzha, Kerala, 21 caesarean sections were performed between April 20 and April 21. The doctors in the gynaecology department…
‘You cannot have two Indias. What is this stark contradiction in our whole approach in eradication of malnutrition? You say you are a powerful country but at the same time, starvation deaths are taking place in various parts of the country.’ That was a rejoinder from the Supreme Court on the matter of increasing number…
Child rights NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan, with assistance from police and labour departments, rescued 36 children who were being forced to do labour in Delhi. About half-a-dozen factories were raided and sealed in New Seelampur in northeast Delhi and the Khureji Khas area of east Delhi. After rescuing the children, six factories where they were…
Setting the foundation stone of the campus of IIT Patna at Bihta, on April 19, Union Minister for Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal said political parties, civil society and media must reach a consensus for formulation of policies to take forward higher education in the country. ‘Our country cannot make progress without providing education to…
