Poachers Killed Another Rhino In KazirangaFriday, April 12, 2013 Guwahati, April 12 : Assam state government once again failed to protect wild animals in Kaziranga National Park KNP as poachers killed another rhino and managed to flee its horn in the park. The park officials had found a dehorned bullet injuries carcass at Rongamati Pahumara area under Ago ... |
Minorities unsafe in PakistanFriday, March 08, 2013 Pakistans founder Qaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah dreamt of a country which would be Islamic, at the same time secular. The basic ideals behind the creation of Pakistan underscored security, welfare and cooperation of the people of all religions. Thanks to extremism and radicalisation, today Paki ... |
Another Trial to Help Women Control HIV Infection Ends In SetbackMonday, March 04, 2013 Efforts to get women controlled HIV prevention tools have once again suffered a setback following the release of final results from a 4 year study that that sought to determine the safety and effectiveness of two antiretroviral ARV-based HIV prevention approaches in women. Speaking to a sele ... |
Civil society appeals to strengthen TB control in Andhra PradeshTuesday, February 05, 2013 CNS: Civil society organizations came together in Hyderabad today to enlist gaps in tuberculosis TB control programme in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and appeal to authorities to strengthen the TB response. Partnership for TB Care and Control in India, along with LEPRA Society, Catholic Health ... |
Demand for speedy trial and higher conviction rate in sexual assault casesMonday, January 07, 2013 CNS: While Indians are out on the streets demanding a severe law against rape after the shameful incident in Delhi, another debate has got initiated to find the root cause of this inhuman act. A stricter law is not the solution, it is only a short term remedy. There are evidences of strict law, l ... |
Tribute to BraveheartSaturday, December 29, 2012 As her violent demise stuns us into silence, and as we hang our head in shame, it also awakens our dead instincts into a quiet but determined uprising, demanding what should have been rightfully oursa respectable place in society where the dignity of women is not violated day in and day out. We do ... |
Strong mandate for fast-track judicial process for cases of sexual violenceSaturday, December 29, 2012 CNS: Gender-sensitive judiciary and police administration, stronger laws, faster legal process to give judgement within six months, protection and social support for those sexually violated, were among some of the key demands getting the mandate of key discussants at the open forum on what needs ... |
Come Join The Fight...Sunday, December 09, 2012 .to protect every feeding mother and her infant from man-made milk as babies need only the Mom-made one. This was the theme of the 1st World breastfeeding Conference 2012 which was hosted jointly in Delhi by the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India BPNI, International Baby Food Action Network ... |
Patients Overturn First Ever Product Patent On Medicine In IndiaSunday, November 04, 2012 CNS: The growing trend by Asian countries to allow local production of cheap generic drugs got another feather in its cap recently in India. In a landmark victory for patients groups fighting against patents to ensure access to medicines, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board IPAB, while ho ... |
Preventing an epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis in IndiaTuesday, October 30, 2012 Tuberculosis TB is one of Indias oldest and perhaps most neglected public health challenges. It is a disease caused by bacteria that are spread from person to person through the air. Chronic cough for more than 2 weeks and fever are the most important symptoms of TB. When a person with TB cough ... |
CPS Roll out in Uttar Pradesh Possible within the next three months?Wednesday, September 26, 2012 CNS: The Integrated Child Protection Scheme ICPS is a much awaited initiative in Uttar Pradesh. And Rightly so with hopes of both, the government agencies as well as the private NGOs and activists pinned on the scheme for a better, safer and a more organized system of ushering in a protective en ... |
Scandal poses a riddle: Will India ever be able to tackle corruption?Monday, September 17, 2012 But now Mr. Jayaswal is embroiled in a 34 billion coal http://ghanaian-chronicle.com/scandal-poses-a-riddle-will-india-ever-be-able-to-tackle-corruption/3-at-a-coal-market-in-mumbai-india-natural-resources-remain-tightly-controlled-by-politicians-and-bureaucrats/ mining scandal that has exposed the ... |
Nato air strike ‘kills eight women in Laghman’Monday, September 17, 2012 At least eight women have died in a Nato air strike in Afghanistans eastern province of Laghman, local officials say. Nato has conceded that between five and eight civilians died as it targeted insurgents, and offered condolences. The remote region in which the strike took place is out of t ... |