India
Posted inHospital / India / ToMl
Most medical colleges show little interest in research
A first of its kind study on the quality of medical research in India has found that nearly 60 per cent of the medical institutions … Most medical colleges show little interest in researchRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / Law / Trade
Why State Governments Must Engage with RCEP
India played host to the 19th Round of talks for the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) from 17-28th July 2017. The talks were held … Why State Governments Must Engage with RCEPRead more
Posted inFascism / Hindutva / India / Journalism / Murder
Gauri Lankesh shot dead
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article19627855.ece/alternates/FREE_660/05bg-page1-lankGSM2E0RMA3jpgjpg ‘The journalist-activist was slain by three armed assailants outside her home’ Nationally renowned journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, editor and owner of Gauri Lankesh … Gauri Lankesh shot deadRead more
Posted inIndia / ToMl
As Sardar Sarovar dam’s gates get shut, 192 villages fear submergence
Editor’s Note: Fifty-six years after the foundation stone for the Sardar Sarovar dam on the River Narmada was laid the Gujarat government got permission from … As Sardar Sarovar dam’s gates get shut, 192 villages fear submergenceRead more
Posted inEconomics / India / ToMl
Forbes’ ‘Go Bust’ Prescription For Indian Farmers Is A Death Warrant
Background Washington’s long-term plan has been to restructure indigenous agriculture across the world and tie it to an international system of trade based on export-oriented … Forbes’ ‘Go Bust’ Prescription For Indian Farmers Is A Death WarrantRead more
Posted inFascism / Hindutva / India / Religion / ToMl / Violence
30 die in protests after Dera chief convicted of rape
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article19563194.ece/alternates/FREE_660/TH25-Amit-editeG0R2BTV7D3jpgjpg Army takes over Panchkula, over 600 personnel deployed, curfew imposedSecurity forces open fire after teargas, water cannons fail to quell mobs on the rampageGodman’s … 30 die in protests after Dera chief convicted of rapeRead more
Posted inGovernment / Hindutva / India / Trade
Peoples’ Summit against FTAs and RCEP
Hundreds of people gathered in Hyderabad, India, between 22 and 26 July 2017, in opposition to the 19th round of negotiations of the 16-nation Free … Peoples’ Summit against FTAs and RCEPRead more
Posted inAboriginal / India / News / Women
India fails to protect property rights of indigenous and rural women
In what could be a wake-up call to global conservation efforts, a new report by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) says that legal protections … India fails to protect property rights of indigenous and rural womenRead more
Posted inFinance / Hindutva / India / News
Note ban dents RBI income
Costs incurred due to the demonetisation exercise dented the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) income resulting in the central bank transferring less than half the … Note ban dents RBI incomeRead more