ee A dream come true, but can it seed another? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 19 May 2014 07:24:20 +0000 The overwhelming mandate won by the BJP under Narendra Modi has led to continuing upward rally in the markets, but can it also inspire similar cheer in the social space? Shankar Jaganathan remains optimistic. Full Article
ee Should Modi now steer India towards Gujarat? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:58:12 +0000 The Gujarat development model has been widely credited with the potential to change India’s future. As the new government completes a month in power, Ramesh Menon stresses the need to seriously question if it is really one that should be replicated in every Indian state. Full Article
ee Mr Prabhu, here’s one thing every traveller on Indian Railways needs By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:09:22 +0000 The Railway Budget this year has been hailed for its pragmatic approach and emphasis on modernisation and customer experience. Tanvi Bhatikar raises a critical issue that needs to be addressed in order to deliver on those fronts. Full Article
ee Why rural girls need more than just sanitary napkins By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 09:19:05 +0000 Handing out non-biodegradable sanitary pads to rural school girls who have reached menarche will not address their menstrual hygiene issue. Clean and functional toilets with water supply, awareness about menstruation, economical and biodegradable pads and more is needed, finds Puja Awasthi. Full Article
ee Freedom to choose death By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 18:04:49 +0000 The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment has allowed passive euthanasia, thereby giving succour to terminally ill patients and their relatives, but is India culturally ready for this move? Ramesh Menon reports. Full Article
ee Seeding hopes for food security By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0000 The Malenadu home garden and seed exchange network in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka has made an impressive beginning in saving seed diversity says Sunita Rao. Full Article
ee 1000 year-old tradition keeps them together By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Residents of seven villages in Kolar district depend on water from the Mudiyanur tank which is not in good shape and in need of de-silting. Still, the villagers' worship of goddess Chowdeswari has helped them preserve an age-old tradition of water allocation, finds Surekha Sule. Full Article
ee A green foundation for prosperity By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000 There is much that the nation's farmers need to hear in the Green Foundation's message, and avoid past mistakes. But there is also a positive message, reminding farmers that "traditional farming will help you gain control of your finances and your food security." Sudha Narasimhachar reports. Full Article
ee Going home with more than theerth By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000 The devotees of historical Veera Narayana Temple at Gadag now have an important lesson to take home along with their theerth and prasad. That if they harvest rainwater falling on their land into the mother earth's womb, they won't have to suffer in the summer. Shree Padre reports. Full Article
ee Lives strangulated by needle and thread By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 27-year-old Ratnamma, a garment factory worker, was forced to deliver a baby on the streets of Bangalore. 20-year-old Gayathri was run over by the bus belonging to the Bangalore garment factory where she worked. Garment workers in Bangalore are caught in an exploitative web, reports Padmalatha Ravi. Full Article
ee College saves lakhs of rupees on water By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 A 3-acre pond dug in the Yenepoya Medical College 15 kms from Mangalore is catching run-off from about 15 acres of the campus and from an equal area of their neighbourhood. It has already saved the institution a substantial sum on getting water from outside. Shree Padre reports. Full Article
ee One-man-army greens barren land By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000 This 58-year-old illiterate farm labourer has developed irrigated farming at a hilltop in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. His hard work, vision and never-say-die attitude have turned the land around and he now advises visiting farmers. Shree Padre reports. Full Article
ee 'Street' fight in Bangalore By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 With lakhs of the city's long-term residents, traders and others likely to be affected, there is much opposition to Bangalore's road-widening plans. Protests against tree-felling have acquired a much deeper dimension. Kathyayini Chamaraj reports. Full Article
ee Hug and save the trees By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 It was 25 years ago this month when villagers in Karnataka undertook an eight-kilometre-long trek to resist massive tree-felling at the Kalase forests. In today's milieu, the Appiko movement is facing fresh challenges, writes Sudhirendar Sharma. Write the author Environment Karnataka Send to a friend Printer friendly version 10 September 2008 - If your journey along the west coast still remains picturesquely green, thank the chants that had rented the air of this region 25 years ago, and which seemingly echo even today. Chanting the Kannada slogan of Ulisu, Belasu and Balasu, meaning save, grow and sustain, the forest-loving people of Uttara Kannada - the most green district in the country stood up against the tyranny of the state that was clearing the native forests to pave way for monoculture plantations. The 25-year-long journey History was created on 8 September 1983 when people from villages around Salkani in Uttara Kanada district undertook an eight-kilometre-long trek to resist massive tree-felling operations underway at the Kalase forests. Hordes of men and women lay seize to the forest over the next three months, hugging the trees and forcing the perpetrators with little option but an unceremonious exit. Western ghats, a biodiversity hotspot. Pic: From Paradise Lost, a report published by Prakruti, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The news spread fast, catching the imagination of forest dwellers across the state in Kodagu, South Kanara, Chikamaglur and Shimoga districts. Appiko, meaning hug the trees, soon became a potent expression to counter violence against nature, reflecting empathy towards forests. It seems a cosmic force was fuelling indelible energy into each of us, recalls M N Mableshwar of Gubbigadde village in Sirsi. The villagers of Gubbigadde and Balegadde, who were the first to lodge a formal protest against clear felling, wonder if Appiko could have found a better home than Uttara Kannada. Called the forest district, this region had an impressive 82 per cent of its geographical area under forests in 1950, earning the tropical evergreen forests in the Western Ghats the distinction of being one of the 16 global biodiversity hotspots in the world. Despite hailing from the forest district himself, then Chief Minister of Karnataka Ramkrishna Hegde took six years to withdraw the timber concessions given to forest based industries and impose a moratorium on felling of green trees in the natural forests. Passed in 1990, the order has been valid till date. But for this order, the region would have long been shaved off its pristine green cover for filling the insatiable desire for industrial development mining, paper industry, hydro power and railways. Dubious justifications for forest clearance have made a mockery of the order, laments Pandurang Hegde, who not only led the movement but continues to anchor it. Six hydropower projects including a nuclear power plant on the 184-km short stretch of river Kali have already accounted for loss of 21,000 hectares of forests. The irony is that of the 1800 MW power being produced in the district, local consumption doesn't exceed 18 MW. New challenges There are significant milestones that the movement recounts as it begins to prepare itself for the challenges that lie ahead. Given the fact that the global discourse on democracy toes the neo-liberal model of market economy, the future of social movements like Appiko face new challenges. As consumerism casts its influence on young minds, the next generation lacks the empathy to align with social causes. With a view to convert present challenges into future opportunity and to showcase the significance of the Western Ghats from a wider perspective, it has been decided that the historic day of 8 September will henceforth be observed each year as the Sahyadri Day, so that the chants of Ulisu, Belasu and Balasu continue to echo in the region. Some good news on conservation A familiar battle at Tadadi Building a fresh engagement with the younger generation to sustain countervailing forces and contest the oppressive policies of globalisation is a formidable challenge, admits Hegde. The key word of ecology has been replaced by economy and conservation makes room for consumption. In the present context, environment versus development debate is considered anti-growth both by the state as well as sections of the public. Be it land, water or forests, each natural entity gets viewed through an economic standpoint. Obsession with growth has helped brew widespread apathy towards ecological conservation. Needless to say, times have changed and the challenges have been further compounded since Appiko movement was launched 25 years ago. Success for Appiko Appiko may have lost some ground to changing developmental priorities but the ethos of a movement guided by sheer grit and determination still persists. Three years ago, it organised a massive protest against the proposed 4,000 MW Barge Mounted Power Plant at Tadadi. Over 25,000 people protested the setting-up of a plant that could have devastated 1,800 hectares of estuary, created at the point where river Aghanashini empties itself into the Arabian Sea. The livelihoods of local fishermen came in handy in making a case against the proposed project. The scrapping of the proposed seventh dam on river Kali and the holding back of the proposed rail link cutting across 2,000 hectares of tropical forests between Hubli and Ankola on account of environmental clearance are more examples of the success and continued relevance of Appiko. Appiko has neither been opposed to growth nor development; it views nature conservation complementary to human growth and survival. While forests can be converted into monetary terms, there is no way the fundamental role of tropical forests in pulling the strong oceanic currents to offload their showers can have a replacement. As the threat of climate change becomes real, there could not be anything more pressing than protecting the monsoon gateway (i.e., Sahyadri) to the country. With a view to convert present challenges into future opportunity and to showcase the significance of the Western Ghats from a wider perspective, it has been decided that the historic day of 8 September will henceforth be observed each year as the Sahyadri Day, so that the chants of Ulisu, Belasu and Balasu continue to echo in the region. From modulating climate change to maintaining river discharge and from maintaining biodiversity to enriching nutrient regime, preservation of tropical forests can open a new window of opportunity at the global scale to generate unique ecological capital. It is in this context that Appiko is repositioning itself for a major role in the coming years. ⊕ Sudhirendar Sharma 10 Sep 2008 Sudhirendar Sharma is a water expert and Director of the Delhi-based Ecological Foundation. Write the author Post a comment on this article Environment Karnataka Reprint permissions Full Article
ee A village on the screen By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Girish Kasaravalli's latest film is a beautiful celluloid essay on the trials and tribulations of a poor Muslim woman, Gulabi, as the world around her changes in response to apparently unconnected events. Shoma Chatterji reviews the film. Full Article
ee Put in the water, take out the guarantee By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Earlier, this tank was providing water for 600 trees only. Now 2000 trees are being irrigated from the tank itself for four months. Shree Padre as another success story, this one from southwestern Karnataka. Full Article
ee Karnataka Lokayukta report may go in vain, feel some By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Even as Justice Santosh Hegde credibly exposed the Karnataka government for its many scams, senior state politicans and Bangalore's academics worry that nothing will eventually come of it. Sriram Vittalamurthy reports from an October meeting in the city. Full Article
ee Bangalore NGO among Nobel nominees By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 For its work on child rights and participation in governance, Bangalore-based Concerned for Working children has received the big nomination this year. Navya P K has more. Full Article
ee Why is Naveen Soorinje still in jail? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Despite a political decision to drop charges against Kannada TV reporter Naveen Soorinje, he continues to remain in prison. A PIL filed soon after the decision has put the case in limbo. Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya tracks and analyses the developments. Full Article
ee Tackling preventable blindness through screening in schools By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Various independent studies and research reveal close to 20 per cent of students across India suffering from some degree of visual impairment. A new initiative from the Nayonika Eye Care Charitable Trust seeks to correct this through the combined efforts of a wider network. Full Article
ee CRZ: Why coastal communities are troubled by these three letters By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:04:29 +0000 Lack of clarity over legal requirements, shoddy implementation and selective approvals have made it extremely difficult for poorer communities to build or maintain their houses in coastal zones. Vinod Patgar describes the situation based on his experience in Karnataka. Full Article
ee What ails Sikkim’s Teesta hydropower project? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:08:56 +0000 The 1200-MW Teesta III hydroelectric project has already seen years of missed deadlines and huge cost overruns, but more serious threats loom ahead as the promoter fights its own internal battles. Soumik Dutta has more on the various problems plaguing the project. Full Article
ee Keeping kids from killing kilns By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Schooling has become accessible and real for these for these children of brick kiln workers in Maharashtra, says Neeta Kolhatkar. Full Article
ee Women's Ways of Seeing By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0000 A multimedia curriculum developed by a Mumbai non-profit aims to have students critically explore the relationships between women, beauty and advertising. Geeta Seshu reports. Full Article
ee Poll freebies not relieving Vidarbha farmers By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Last year saw Maharashtra go to the polls and the incumbent government offer freebies to farmers. But cotton growers in Vidarbha saw their problems only worsen as they entered 2005. None of the political parties seem interested in a real way out, finds Jaideep Hardikar. Full Article
ee 'The second freedom struggle' By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Noted anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare says that enforcing a new central RTI law is not going to be a cakewalk. "The rulers regard themselves as owners, dictators especially the bureaucrats", says Hazare in this interview. But he warned that a national agitation may leave New Delhi no choice. Full Article
ee As you sow, so shall you weep By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0000 With the rains finally here, spurious seeds and other fake inputs introduce a deadly new element in the survival struggle of the Vidharbha farmer. Fake seeds from Andhra Pradesh have come in on a large scale. P Sainath continues his series on Vidharbha's crisis. Full Article
ee It's been a hard day's night By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Hundreds of women in Maharashtra's Gondia district travel from small towns to the villages to earn a daily wage. Unlike most migrants, they are footloose workers from an urban setting seeking work in the villages. At stations along the way are labour contractors, waiting to pick up workers on the cheap. P Sainath reports. Full Article
ee The tale of three widows By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Savita, Sunita and Pratibha are three women from different contexts, background and age groups, yet engulfed by the continuing tragedy that plays out in Maharashtra. The number of widows is growing at a frightening speed in the cotton country. Jaideep Hardikar reports. Full Article
ee Steep health costs pushing farmers to the brink By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Rising health costs are proving disastrous for Vidarbha's farmers already under severe distress. Debt due to spiraling medical expenditures is worse than the illness itself for many, and the state government's health infrastructure is not helping, reports Jaideep Hardikar. Full Article
ee Mujhe jeene do By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000 A recent television advertisement has had a terrific impact and shaken people's conscience, making aspirant baby killers feel guilty of the crime they intend to commit. This is Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) and it has the potential to usher in a revolution, writes Surekha Sule. Full Article
ee Eyes and ears, on wheels By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 In a city that lives on the edge, the taxi drivers see and hear a lot. They could provide any news channel its biggest scoop ever, but they are also smart enough to value their lives and keep their mouths tightly shut. More street voices from Rajendar Menen's book. Full Article
ee The key to speeding up languishing RTI appeals By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Maharashtra's RTI activists recently attended and recorded hearings at the state's Information Commission and identified why pendency of disposals is building up: Information Commissioners were not hearing cases for not more than two hours per day. Shailesh Gandhi has more. Full Article
ee National waterways in need of a new course By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 05 Aug 2018 07:35:42 +0000 The Centre gears up to take national control of the Kosi and Gandak and turn them into commercial waterways. Shripad Dharmadhikary and the Manthan team report on findings from a recent visit to the region. Full Article
ee Suzuki का स्टाइलिश Burgman Street 125 BS-6 स्कूटर लॉन्च, देखें लुक और फीचर्स By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Monday, February 17, 2020 03:07 PM बर्गमैन 125cc सेगमेंट के लीडर Suzuki Access 125 के साथ-साथ आगे बढ़ रहा है और Activa 6g समेत अन्य 125cc स्कूटर्स को कड़ी टक्कर दे रहा है Full Article
ee Maruti Suzuki ने लॉन्च की नई Eeco, जानिए कीमत और फीचर्स के बारे में... By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 03:54 PM मारुति ईको (Maruti Eeco) कंपनी की काफी बिकने वाली कार है. पिछले साल इसकी 6.7 लाख यूनिट्स बिकी थीं जो कि मार्केट के वैन सेगमेंट का 87 फीसदी है. Full Article
ee Triumph लॉन्च करेगी Street Triple R and RS का BS-6 मॉडल, जानिए क्या होगा खास By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Thursday, March 19, 2020 05:28 PM Street Triple RS का लुक काफी अच्छा है. इसमें दो एलईडी हेडलैंप है जो कि पहले से काफी बेहतर हैं, साथ ही इसमें इंटीग्रेटेड डीआरएल भी दिया गया है. Full Article
ee Jeep लाने जा रहा Compass की 7-Seater SUV मॉडल, लीक हुई जानकारी, यहां देखें By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Thursday, April 30, 2020 07:17 AM एक ब्राजीलियन वेबसाइट पर Jeep Compass का नया मॉडल लीक हुआ है. इसके मुताबिक, इस मॉडल का नाम Jeep Grand Compass होगा जो कि एक 7-सीटर SUV होगी. Full Article
ee लॉकडाउन के बीच शुरू हुई इस JEEP की ऑनलाइन बिक्री, मिलेगी ‘टच फ्री’ सुविधा By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Saturday, May 02, 2020 05:06 PM कंपनी ने बताया कि ऑनलाइन ‘टच फ्री’ सुविधा के जरिए ग्राहक शोरूम में आए बिना जीप की बुकिंग कर सकते हैं... Full Article
ee जब होटल में बैठकर इरफान ने खाए थे गोलगप्पे, बेटे ने शेयर किया UNSEEN वीडियो By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Saturday, May 02, 2020 10:18 AM इरफान खान (Irrfan Khan) की पत्नी और उनके दोनों बच्चे उन्हें बहुत मिस कर रहे हैं. हाल ही में इरफान के बेटे बाबिल ने एक वीडियो अपने इंस्टाग्राम पर शेयर किया है. Full Article
ee इरफान खान के बेटे ने शेयर की पिता की UNSEEN फोटो, NSD के दिनों की तस्वीर Viral By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Sunday, May 03, 2020 02:58 PM इरफान खान के बड़े बेटे बाबिल (Irrfan Khan Son Babil) ने पहले ही पिता के साथ वीडियोज और फोटो शेयर करके अपना दुख जाहिर किया था. Full Article
ee निर्देशक ने डिलीट किए रेप पर 'चुटकी' लेने वाले Tweet, लोगों ने दिलाए याद By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Friday, May 08, 2020 08:17 AM ट्विटर पर निर्देशक विवेक अग्निहोत्री (Vivek Agnihotri) के कुछ पुराने ट्वीट्स के स्क्रीनशॉर्ट्स वायरल हो रहे हैं, जिसमें वह गैंग रेप (Gang Rape) पर मजाक करते हुए नजर आ रहे हैं. Full Article
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ee Street Dancer 3D Review: वरुण और श्रद्धा ने किया निराश, नोरा फतेही ने जीता दिल By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Friday, January 24, 2020 02:32 PM स्ट्रीट डांसर 3डी (Street Dancer 3D) शुक्रवार को रिलीज हुई है. इसे रेमो डिसूजा (Remo D'Souza) ने डायरेक्ट किया है. इसमें वरुण धवन (Varun Dhawan), श्रद्धा कपूर (Shraddha Kapoor), नोरा फतेही (Nora Fatehi) और प्रभुदेवा (Prabhu Deva) ने काम किया है. Full Article
ee लेना है डिजाइनर लहंगा तो दिल्ली की इस Fashion Street मार्केट में आएं By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Thursday, November 07, 2019 02:35 PM अगर आप भी इस सर्दियों में शादी करने वाली हैं तो जानें दिल्ली के इस मार्केट के बारे में जहां मिलते हैं डिजाइनर लहंगे मिलते हैं... Full Article
ee Lakme Fashion Week 2020: लैक्मे फैशन वीक में इन स्टार्स ने बिखेरा जलवा, देखें By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Thursday, February 13, 2020 03:54 PM लैक्मे फैशन वीक (Lakme Fashion Week 2020): बॉलीवुड एक्टर विकी कौशल और श्रीदेवी की बेटी एक्ट्रेस जाह्नवी कपूर ने बतौर शो स्टॉपर लैक्मे फैशन वीक के रैंप पर कैटवाक किया. आइए देखते हैं लैक्मे फैशन वीक (Lakme Fashion Week 2020) में बॉलीवुड सितारों का लुक.... Full Article
ee Feel like a counsellor dealing with frustrated players: Junior coach amid lockdown By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:18:31 IST Confined to their homes without access to courts due to the lockdown, India's young shuttlers are an "irritated" and "frustrated" lot, says chief junior national coach Sanjay Mishra, who feels more like a counsellor these days. Full Article
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ee माधुरी दीक्षित के साथ Dance Deewane 3 दस्तक देने को तैयार, होंगे ऑनलाइन ऑडिशन By hindi.news18.com Published On :: Wednesday, May 06, 2020 03:35 PM डांस क्वीन माधुरी दीक्षित (Madhuri Dixit) डांस दीवाने-3 (Dance Deewane 3) में बतौर जज शामिल होंगी. उनके साथ शशांक खेतान, तुषार कालिया भी नजर आने वाले हैं. Full Article
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