The Government of India obviously believes in governing through Groups of Ministers (GoMs) for major policy issues (the Finance Minister, PranabMukherjee, is a very overworked man – he heads not less than 35 GoMs) while the Prime Minister remains amazingly silent on critical issues, breaking that maun very rarely. The other thing it does is…
A national level conference on ‘Cost Effective Sustainable Sanitation- An Indian Experience’ was held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi from 28th to 30th June 2010. Manik Ch. Boruah, Assistant Programme Manager, C- NES participated in the conference and represented C-NES ; the conference was organized by the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH) …
The Caravan-Panos South Asia Special Assignment Fellowship programme is designed to encourage in-depth coverage of important topics in South Asia. Applications are invited from journalists and writers with over five years relevant experience to work either on a freelance basis over a few months, or fulltime for five weeks on a single assignment. Selected candidates…
Here is the full text of 9th Kamala Saikia Memorial lecture delivered by eminent development journalist of India, Usha Rai today (August 9, 2010) in Guwahati. The program was organized by Journalist Kamala Saikia Memorial Trust in association with Guwahati Press Club at Vivekananda Kendra in the city. Dear fellow journalists and friendsI am not a public speaker and…
The Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata, is announcing two research fellowships on issues of Forced Migration in South Asia. A) TWO SHORT DURATION WRITING FELLOWSHIPS ON FORCED MIGRATION FOR CANDIDATES FROM NEPAL, SRI LANKA OR BANGLADESH The Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group (CRG) is announcing Two writing fellowships on Forced Migration in South Asia for researchers/activists/journalists working…
==================================== CSE's Fortnightly News Bulletin (August 5, 2010) ==================================== An e-bulletin from Centre for Science and Environment, India, to our network of friends and professionals interested in environmental issues. Scroll to the bottom of this page for information on how to subscribe and unsubscribe. ---------------------------------------------------------------- You would be aware of the February 2001 study done…
During the rainy season, rural Indian states find themselves cut off from the mainland and basic services like medical care. That’s when a team of doctors from a clinic boat are most welcome guests in remote villages.One hundred thousand people live in the district of Nalbari, but there is only one functioning medical center. Sixteen-year…
A two-day workshop was held in New Delhi on 26th and 27th July on the Internal and External Impacts of Conflict in the North-east. The workshop saw papers and presentations from scholars, activists and officials form the North-eastern region and New Delhi. It was organized by the Centre for Strategic Analysis in Chennai in collaboration…