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Gender, Theatre & Development 04/29/2008 More... From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related: [Bangladesh] [Human Rights] [Culture]

Saving J&K’s Ladakh region from onslaught of globalisation 04/28/2008 Helena Norberg Hodge first visited Ladakh in northern India in 1973 to study its culture and language. Fascinated by its gentle people and their earth-based way of life, she kept returning every year since then. In a freewheeling interview, she discusses how annihilation of the local culture can be stopped. Read more Related: [Economy] [Environment] [Climate Change] [Conservation] [Environmental Activism]

Learning environmental management 04/28/2008 Centre for Science and Environment is organising a summer certificate course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management starting from June 4, 2008 at New Delhi, India. The two-month course will help participants understand issues better that lie at the interface of environment and development policy. Read more

Bhutan paying for others’ environmental damage 04/28/2008 Despite being one of the most environmentally vigilant nations, Bhutan faces threat of disastrous floods owing to glacial melting. The Himalayan kingdom, where sustainable development forms the core of public policy goals, is at the receiving end due to the damage caused by countries like China and India. Read more Related: [Environment] [Climate Change] [Conservation]

Using IT for enabling the differently-abled 04/28/2008 To bring children with special needs into the general education system, Delhi-based NGO Deepalaya with support from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has set up a computer training centre at one of its schools in the capital. The idea is to make these differently-abled children self-reliant. Read more Related: [Capacity Building] [Children] [Disability] [ICT] [Knowledge]

Afghanistan’s food shortage triggering riots 04/28/2008 Continuing food crisis in Afghanistan is frustrating people. Several cities are witnessing instances of protests, riots and looting. While people blame government for this crisis, experts attribute it to both local and global factors. The country would need over half-a-million tonnes of wheat to be imported to meet the current demand. Read more Related: [Agriculture] [Aid] [Food] [Poverty] [Narcotics]

Nepalin köyhimmät pistävät toivonsa vaalivoittaja-maolaisiin 04/28/2008 Viimeinkin, lienee moni Nepalin kastijärjestelmän alimmalla portaalla istuva ajatellut, kun maolaiset voittivat Nepalin perustuslakia säätävän kansalliskokouksen vaalit. Maolaiset ovat antaneet äänen daliteille, Nepalin yhteiskunnan köyhimmille ja syrjäytyneimmille. Nyt he ovat nousemassa päättäjiksi. Read more From: OneWorld South Asia Related: [Nepal] [Civil Rights] [Social Exclusion] [Politics] Image: Nepalin väestöstä jopa yli 20 prosenttia on daliteja.

Nepal’s most neglected have high hopes of Maoists 04/28/2008 Nepal Maoists owe their impressive performance to marginalised communities in the recently held elections for Constituent Assembly. It is now up to the former rebels to prove themselves and see how they can come up to the expectations of these people whose interests nobody in the past bothered to address. Read more Related: [Indigenous Rights] [Social Exclusion] [Politics] [Democracy] [Governance]

Public transport answer to Delhi’s jammed roads 04/25/2008 The answer to growing traffic and pollution in the Indian capital lies in an effective and massive public transport system, says the Centre for Science and Environment. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, recently implemented in south Delhi, provides the option for an economically sound and better bus system. Read more Related: [India] [Development] [Cities] [Transport] [Pollution]

Post-Poll Hopes for Nepali Women and Dalit 04/25/2008 Around 250 women and lower-caste Dalit have been elected to Nepal's new Constituent Assembly, reversing centuries of exclusion and raising hopes for a major political push to eradicate discrimination from Nepali society. Read more From: Advocacy Project Related: [Nepal] [Social Exclusion] [Politics] Image: A protester shouting a pro-democracy slogan in Kathmandu, 2005 © Advocacy Project

World focus back on malaria 04/25/2008 On World Malaria Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is due to announce a global initiative to fight against the vector-borne disease that kills a million people around the world every year. In India, malaria is spreading to newer areas owing largely to a changing climate. Read more Related: [Climate Change] [Health] [Disease/treatment] [Malaria]

English learning made easy 04/25/2008 With BBC World Trust launching its most ambitious project 'English in Action’, Bangladeshis will soon be able to learn the global language through television and mobiles. This will help all sections of society acquire English language skills and increase their prospects in the job market. Read more Related: [Capacity Building] [Education] [ICT] [Knowledge]

English learning made easy 04/25/2008 With BBC World Trust launching its most ambitious project called ‘English in Action’, Bangladeshis will soon be able to learn a truly global language on television and mobiles. This will help all sections of society acquire English language skills and increase their prospects in the job market. Read more Related: [Education] [Communication] [ICT]

The Asian Rice Crisis 04/24/2008 Asian governments' attempts to manage skyrocketing food prices by restricting rice exports is actually aggravating food shortages in the region, says Peter Timmer in this interview. Read more From: Center for Global Development Related: [Viet Nam] [Thailand] [Philippines] [Indonesia] [India] [China] [Asia and the Pacific] [Agriculture] [Food] [International Cooperation] [Finance] [Trade] [Geopolitics] [Governance] Related links Topic Guide: Food Security Topic Guide: Hunger - Countries at Risk

No education for all in India 04/24/2008 Even as UNESCO’s latest report pans India for lagging behind in the race for achieving education for all by 2015, experts gathered in the capital weigh up the nationally sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Exclusion and discrimination remain core challenges as millions of children remain outside its fold, is the verdict. Read more From: OneWorld South Asia Related: [India] [Development] [Education] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [MDGs]

Jailed Indian Doctor Wins Health, Rights Award 04/24/2008 Dr. Binayak Sen -- imprisoned without trial for over a year on terrorism charges -- is being honored for his dedication to health and human rights in poor and tribal communities in his native India. Read more From: Global Health Council Related: [India] [Disease/treatment] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Activism] [Justice and Crime]

IBM’s rural version of Internet 04/24/2008 IBM is toying with the idea of providing information to rural users on toll-free numbers. Its pilot project in southern India will provide information on healthcare services, small businesses and micro-finance. Once successful, it will be taken to international markets. Read more Related: [Health] [Communication] [ICT] [Internet] [Civil Society]

Nepal's Maoist Leader Talks to Western Donors 04/24/2008 With the emergence of the Maoists as the largest party in Nepal's Constituent Assembly, the group today held consultations with donor agencies about aid for the government the party will lead. From Kantipur.com Read more Related: [Nepal] [Aid] [Politics] Image: What next for Nepal?

Villages Burnt Down in Bangladesh 04/24/2008 Seven villages belonging to the 'Jumma' tribal were burned to the ground on Sunday by Bengali settlers, with the support of the Bangladesh army, in violence apparently arising from a controversial resettlement programme. Read more From: Survival International Italia Related: [Bangladesh] [Indigenous Rights] Image: Village in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

Safety norms still neglected in chemical industries 04/24/2008 A recent fire at a chemical plant in western India has once again opened a Pandora’s box. While the wounds of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy continue to fester, there seems to be no lessons learnt from such disasters as incomplete knowledge and secrecy have made the chemical industry a dangerous trade. Read more

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