The South Asian Games, a sporting event of international importance, was inaugurated on Friday in Guwahati. No less a personality than the Prime Minister was present at what can be called a spectacular opening ceremony. The dances, songs and brass bands were exceptionally brilliant. The drums ensemble from the eight northeastern states was mesmerising. And…
The man lay crumpled on the highway, wearing a brown jacket and dark trousers. A checked handkerchief was next to his knee and he looked as if he was sleeping. Was he drunk? I wondered. in my mind, that moment remains frozen in time. We had just passed Amoni on the national highway between Nogaon…
Sharing here a moving video about midwifery in Somalia. This should be relevant for all of us and the work we do, especially with such high MMR levels in Assam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARpvEVuwqgE
To remember brave Nirbhaya and to pay a tribute, Population Foundation of India (PFI) has produced ‘Nirbhaya – India’s Daughter we shall not forget’ by Feroz Abbas Khan and Pracheta Sharma, which will be released today. ************************** From Poonam Muthreja: I am writing to request for your support to mark the day to honour Nirbhaya's memory.…
As a lethal combination of pollutants — from traffic emissions to particulates from the burning fields in Punjab and Haryana, as well as industrial effluents (and anything else I may have left out) — descends on the capital city and its luckless inhabitants, it has never been clearer how critical air pollution is to health. Indeed,…
As Myanmar rushes to its date with democratic and electoral destiny on November 8, one of the key challenges that will face a new government is the shaping of peace with major ethnic groups that have stayed away from a ‘nationwide’ ceasefire agreement — or CFA as it is widely known — with the current…
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, Gangs of New York, Aviator, Blood Diamond, The Wolf of Wall Street etc) is also a serious environmental activist and organizer. He visited New Delhi recently and visited a nearby village to see effects of climate change in a Haryana village, with Centre for Science of Environment Director Sunita Narain.…
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…
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…
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…