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Seminar on health condition of women in rural Assam held

Participants at a seminar in Guwahati stressed the need for improved coordination between Panchayats, Anganwadi workers and ASHAS (Accredited Social Health Activists) if the health conditions of women in rural Assam, suffering from the worst maternal mortality rate in the country (MMR olf 480), are to improve. The seminar, organized by C-NES to present findings…

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CRG writing fellowships

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…

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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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ICT panel discussion draws support from state governments

A vigorous Power Panel discussion on 'Leveraging ICT for sustained development in the North Eastern region', organized by the North Eastern Council, Government of India, and Intel Corporation, involving Members of Parliament, education ministers from Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram and education commissioners and officials from Meghalaya, Assam and other states as well as scholars…

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Annual Review Meeting at Shillong

“We want a safe stable society. The work we do is therefore community driven. Our work in all sectors is intertwined with impacts on the policy level.” These were the opening remarks of Managing Trustee (MT) Sanjoy Hazarika at the Second Annual Review Meeting of  the Centre for NE Studies and Policy Research (C-NES). Thirty…

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Boat Clinics in Republic Day Tableau

The Boat Clinics found a pride of place and displayed at the Republic Day Tableau in Nalbari and Lakhimpur by the respective District Health Societies, winning the first prize at Lakhimpur. The model, designed by District Media Expert, Bijendra Gogoi, highlighted the need for family planning and institutional delivery including Govenment incentives for the same.  The…

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