Kalam Style Of Riverlinking

Ravinder Singh says that data suggests that riverlinking is unfeasible and states will not give their water - and yet the president walks around with power point presentations of riverlinking

PEPFAR Policy Hinders Treatment in Generic Terms
Vineeta Gupta, Director of "Syop HIV/AIDS in India Initiative" (www.shaii.org) forwards an article by M. Asif Ismail.

Call for Social Impact Awards

SP Jain Institute of Management and Research announces an event to call for participation where it will decide and present Social Impact Awards.

NREGA Audit in Orissa Finds Inconsistencies

AID India's audit of the Employment Guarantee Scheme in Gajapati district finds enormous corruption.

Muslim Students Top Dropouts' List

Bobby Ramakant forwards a report by UNI from December 11th, 2006, that drop outs among muslim students is higher than even students from ST and SC communities.

Trouble Making Tamil Nadu; Cauvery or Periyar

Ravinder Singh critiques water situation in Tamil Nadu

China Already An Economic Giant
Ravinder Singh analyzes US trade data to conclude that China may own over half og global trade in a decade.

One for India

Global Warming Caused 35,000 Deaths In EU In 2003

Ravinder Singh forwards a note claiming that 3500 died owing to global warming in the EU and asks what the implications are for India.

Japan Should Develop Bihar as SEZ

Ravinder Singh elaborates on the merits of Suresh Prabhu's comment that Japan should develop Bihar within SEZ framework.

Mystery of Annual Floods

Government Apathy Causes Sayyana Gadda (canal) to Flood Farms Every Year. AID-India holds Public Hearing on 2500 Acres crop loss in Srikakulam District; Madduvalasa Reservoir Waters Have Nowhere to Go.

Americas Watch - Projects of Peace No War Network
Ghulam Muhammed warms that people beware of US/Israeli institutions aiming to affect democratic processes worldwide and forwards this link.

NREGA Workshops in UP

Sirish Agarwal writes about the goals of the NREGA campaign in Sandila and Bharawan blocks of Hardoi district after conversation with Sandeep and Arundhati on Nov 24, 2006

Condeming Terrorist Attacks on RSS Office

Where do Arjun, Sonia's grandkids study?

Catchments Of Major Indian Rivers

Dal Roti Out Of Stock, Besharam Sarkar

Let “Corruption Free India” Be A National Passion

Vadodara Hindus Criticize Supreme Court order on Demolition

No Follow Up on SK Dubey’s Charges