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Italian Pathologist visits Boat Clinics

Dr.Livia Bellina, a Pathologist from Italy, visited the Boat Clinic units of Kamrup, Dibrugarh and Dhubri district in September 2015.  From Palermo in South Italy, Dr Bellina has been working for Italy’s National Health System since 1987.  She founded the Mobile Diagnosis, a not for profit association aimed at sharing knowledge and providing diagnostic support…

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C-NES Newsletter (July – September 2015)

By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 31) C-NES Newsletter (For the Quarter July – September 2015)   Editorial By the Brahmaputra   Swach Bharat – Go Beyond Toilets, Clean Up Industry As the Government of India and the Prime Minister rightfully declare that cleaning up India – or Swach Bharat – is ritical for making it a…

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Subansiri dams may impact aquatic life

The endangered Mahseer fish and river dolphins may face grave danger from the proposed hydroelectric power projects, with a critical study of the Subansiri Sub Basin recommending development of an integrated biodiversity conservation plan. The two-volume report, released by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), was prepared by the Central Water Commission (CWC). Titled…

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CSE Webinar: How much welfare will be delivered to people in mining affected areas?

CSE Webinar CAN HISTORICAL INJUSTICE BE UNDONE? Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana & District Mineral Foundation How much welfare will be delivered to people in mining affected areas? 30th September , 3pm Following the Prime Minister’s Independence Day address, in which he described the under-development of mining areas as an issue of grave concern,…

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Follow legal process: Hazarika

Amid simmering protest over the NDA government’s move for Indian citizenship to the non-Muslim intruders from Bangladesh and Pakistan, veteran journalist and north east expert Sanjay Hazarika said that it cannot be objected if there has been due process of law and adequate checking of individual cases before citizenship is granted. Talking to Assam Times…

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World in Progress: Assam’s river people

For decades, the state of Assam in north eastern India has been grappling with insurgencies and ethnic clashes. The problems are aggravated by the bad infrastructure in the region. Many people live along the Brahmaputra River, on its many river islands that can only be reached by boats. Life is not easy for those living…

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Fellowship and contest for photographers and photo-journalists

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down To Earth magazine invites photographers and photo-journalists to apply for a fellowship and a contest on the subject of 'climate change and vulnerable communities'. The fellowship is aimed at recording stories of people and places buffeted by changing climate and its accompanying extremes of weather; and of…

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Naga peace accord: What it means

The central government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah on Monday (August 3, 2015) signed a historic accord. The South Asia Monitor spoke to noted expert Prof. Sanjoy Hazarika and asked for his first thoughts about the Naga peace accord.         http://southasiamonitor.org/detail.php?type=in&nid=12889

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