Repeal the sedition law and AFSPA, says Binayak Sen
The government of India needs to repeal the sedition law, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), said civil rights activist Binayak Sen at a felicitation function in Kalyani, West Bengal.Earlier, Sen had accused the government
Species extinction rates being exaggerated to raise funds
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
Poverty and disasters reinforce each other manifold
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
Heritage in our minds
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
Should CSR spends be counted as ‘overhead’ costs?
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
Rise in trust in NGOs; businesses now distinguishing between charity and CSR
‘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),
WHO’s new mathematical model says malaria killed more than estimated earlier
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
To avail of holidays, docs do “mass caesareans”
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
Supreme Court sounds the bugle on starvation in India
‘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
Higher enrolment ratio in universities will help generate real wealth, says HRD minister Sibal
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