Development

14.07.2006 Among the several important failures of the Indian development process so far, the complete neglect of working conditions and social security for most of our citizens is one that is especially marked.

14.07.2006 The series of eight bomb blasts that killed close to 200 train commuters in the western port city of Mumbai, has impacted a peace process between India and Pakistan.

14.07.2006 The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra’s unique approach to literacy and its sustained efforts among the Van Gujjars of Uttaranchal, have helped foster a desire to learn and an understanding of the importance of education, even in a pastoral community

14.07.2006 Can music videos on television herald a revolution in literacy? Yes, says Dr Brij Kothari, associate professor at the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad’s Ravi J Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation, who, after years of struggle, is finally getting a chance to take his ideas forward.

14.07.2006 What's important Sending 17 crore children to school or vote-bank politics? The latter, obviously. While it's ready to pour funds in higher educational institutions to see that quota implemented, the Centre is giving a quiet burial to the Right to Education Bill citing lack of funds.

14.07.2006 Hablar sobre la situación de la juventud rural en el país y su aporte al desarrollo económico y social del país, es uno de los objetivos del Primer Foro Nacional de Juventudes Rurales, que se realizará este 11 y 12 de agosto en el Centro de Capacitación Olof Palme "Olofito", Managua.

13.07.2006 Cada vez experimentamos situaciones engorrosas debido al que llamaremos primitivismo conservador. La estrechez mental de la clase dirigente y su gobierno ha puesto en crisis al Grupo Calvo que tuvo que cesar a más de medio millar de empleados en la atunera de La Unión.

12.07.2006 I don't usually take the advice of rightwingers. But I did this time. After receiving inflamed email messages from dozens of angry rightists that I should get the hell out of the USA and go to Venezuela, I accepted their challenge and flew to Caracas.

12.07.2006 In occasione della visita in Italia del Segretario Generale dell'Onu, Kofi Annan, la Tavola della pace lancia l'appello “L'Italia sia dalla parte delle Nazioni Unite”. L'appello è stato inviato al Presidente della Repubblica, al Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri, al Ministro degli Affari Esteri e a tutti i membri del Parlamento Italiano ai quali si chiede di dichiarare in modo chiaro e forte il proprio impegno per difendere, salvare, rilanciare e democratizzare l'Onu, riaffermare il ruolo centrale delle Nazioni Unite nella promozione della pace, della sicurezza e della cooperazione internazionale, rilanciare i suoi valori e ideali, farla funzionare, dargli le risorse e gli strumenti necessari per adempiere al proprio mandato, tutelare la sua autonomia, la sua indipendenza e la coerenza con i suoi fini. Il documento avanza inoltre alcune proposte concrete che possono contribuire a rendere credibile la scelta dell'Italia di stare dalla parte delle Nazioni Unite.

11.07.2006 El TLC con EEUU es el instrumento más eficaz y "legal" de sometimiento del Perú a los intereses del imperialismo. El TCL subvierte la salud del pueblo, la constitución del Estado, las leyes ambientales, la agricultura, los derechos de los trabajadores y fundamentalmente la soberanía nacional.

11.07.2006 A expropriação das terras dos camponeses e o abandono da produção têm sido algumas das principais realidades apresentadas durante o I Fórum Social Caribe, que foi realizado até este domingo, 09, na Martinica.

11.07.2006 Over 16,000 Indians have pledged never to pay a bribe again as the national anti-bribery campaign enters its eighth day.

10.07.2006 América Latina y el Caribe han tenido un buen desempeño en la mayoría de los indicadores utilizados para medir el progreso de los países en los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM).

10.07.2006 The Natural Resources Information System (NRIS) encompasses information on natural resources related to land, water, forests, minerals, soils etc. and socio-economic information such as demographic data, amenities, infrastructure etc. The integration of these sets of data would aid the decision making process for systematic resource utilisation and also aid sustainable development goals.

10.07.2006 Describing the integrationist approach used by the Swiss in developing their hill regions, P. V. INDIRESAN, former Director, IIT- Madras, points out how a simple six-point programme, infused with a commitment to the best quality, can jump-start services to at least the more accessible part of the hill population in India.

10.07.2006 In Asian societies, the issue of trafficking in women was addressed about a century ago. Although The International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Trade, signed in Paris on May 18, 1904, was the foremost international document to deal with the issue of trafficking in women, later, one by one, other remarkable efforts were also adopted.

10.07.2006 Once again defending freedom of the press as a vital ingredient in democracy, the head of the UnitedNations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today condemned the murder of journalists in two of the world’s crisis flashpoints – Iraq and Sri Lanka.

10.07.2006 No less than a quarter of annual development aid -- about 20 billion dollars -- is being used by donor countries to fund technical assistance of sometimes dubious worth, says ActionAid International in a new report.

10.07.2006 Lawyer and activist Sapana Pradhan Malla confided that the deputy prime minister had just told a group of women occupying his office that the committee drafting an interim constitution would be expanded to include two women.

10.07.2006 The funds under various schemes of Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry are not being used to educationally empower SC/ ST students.The scheme of Coaching & Allied for SC/ ST students so that they can get through competitive examinations is the worst affected.