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CSE’s Fortnightly News Bulletin (August 5, 2010)

==================================== 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…

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Floating clinic saves lives in rural India

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…

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Workshop on Impacts of Conflict held in New Delhi

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…

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Are Information Commissioners in India barred from sitting on small and large benches?

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is a pioneer of the Right to Information campaign. The following is a link to an interesting discussion it has developed on the role of Information Commissioners. C-NES Managing Trustee Sanjoy Hazarika is a member of CHRI's Executive Board. Email alert: Are Information Commissioners in India barred from sitting on…

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Analysis of Indian Central Information Commission’s Decision on Disclosure of Immovable Property Statements of Public Officials- February 2010

Below is an analysis by Mr. Vinu Sampath, Programme Coordinator Access to Information Programme at the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (C-NES' Managing Trustee is a member of its Executive Board) of a double-bench ruling of India's Central Information Commission (CIC). The Commission has remanded the disputed matter back to the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO)…

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Living with Bandhs in Guwahati

Empty streets, shuttered shops, children playing street cricket and alonely motorbike whizzing past Guwahati’s normally busy GopinathBordoloi road on a Monday morning. A familiar “extended” weekend,thanks to a 12 hour Bharat bandh called on July 5th  by the Oppositionagainst the hike in fuel prices. For some privileged groups, it was merely an additional break and…

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Internship Report: Binita Kakati

The past one month I have been working with C-NES, although I have never thought very highly of NGOs having worked with two before I have found most of them on the whole quite unnecessary, unorganized and in one case lacking substantial motive. You see the initial gusto which characterizes a pertinent issue usually fades,…

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