a strike by 73,000 workers against the largest automobile company in the us was called off 48 hours after the workers had begun picketing. The first nationwide strike in 37 years against General Motors (gm) ended with with a workers' union reaching a deal with the autocompany. The strike was …
a strike by 73,000 workers against the largest automobile company in the us was called off 48 hours after the workers had begun picketing. The first nationwide strike in 37 years against General Motors (gm) ended with with a workers' union reaching a deal with the autocompany. The strike was …
Since June 2005, Dantewada district (formerly part of Bastar district), Chhattisgarh, has been in the news for an alleged uprising of adivasis against Naxalites. At that time media and government reports described this movement, known as Salwa Judum, as a spontaneous and self-initiated reaction to Naxalist oppression, and hailed it …
The famous temple site of Angkor Wat was once much more than that. A new map shows that the magnificent temples were part of a huge urban sprawl, with an extensive rural hinterland. People here created an elaborate system of reservoirs and canals
US President George Bush played host to a party of the top polluters of the world called to discuss climate change. He exhorted his guests that the world needed to act and called for a "new approach" to reduce emissions. But if you think that he has changed his mind …
Nearly 200 ha of salt lands in the Krishnapatnam village in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh have been acquired by the state government for a series of
Of the Rs 700 crore allotted for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Orissa, Rs 500 crore has been siphoned off by officials, says a survey by the Centre for Environment and Food Security (cefs), Delhi. The survey, covering 100 villages across six districts, reported glaring lack of transparency, …
In Uttar Pradesh, the floods affected 22 districts. The worst hit were Maharajgani, Basti, Balia, Gorakpur, Shravasti, Barabanki, Devria, Bairampur, Gonda, Bhraich, Mau and Azamgarh. The state government had asked Rs 2,200 crore from the Centre for relief work. Most of the affected were sent to relief camps, according to …
Rainfed areas will have to be the focus for India's future agricultural revival. But as the past shows we need a different paradigm of development. "Rainfed areas require approaches to agricultural development that differ from the Green Revolution strategy," says Katar Singh, chairman of the Anand-based India Natural Resources Economics …
The Teesta has one of the highest sediment rates in the world, with an annual load of about 3.5 to 4.5 million tonnes. Yet so far, there's been no study done on the cumulative impact of dams on the ecosystem in this geologically unstable region.
Taraknath Mazumder, assistant professor of architecture and regional planning at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, spoke to Maureen Nandini Mitra. Excerpts: On parking in Kolkata Seventy to 80 per cent is on-street parking. The rest is off-street in apartment complexes, offices and shopping arcades. There are also two multilevel …
Ajay Maken, Union minister of state for urban development On solutions to the parking crisis We have brought out the National Urban Transport Policy. The idea is to encourage efficient public transport, the absence of which results in the parking crisis and congestion. Transport is a state subject, and some …
I wrote last fortnight about how mining in Goa for iron ore was ripping its forests and devastating its people. I wrote of the violence and protests I saw in its villages, where miners were pitted against people angry at the loss of their cultivable lands and their water bodies. …
Fuel economy isn"t just good economics VERY crudely, the less fuel the vehicle consumes, the less it emits. Regulators across the world look at this problem in two ways: one, they directly regulate fuel economy; two, they set standards for green house gas (ghg) or co2 emissions to address climate …
Global warming and sea level rise On December 13, 2006, scientists warned that the Arctic ice is melting at a rate faster than was estimated. The ice has been shrinking steadily over the past 30 years, but now scientists say there's a possibility of an ice-free Arctic in the next …
for the broken hearts: Researchers in North Carolina say zebrafish may hold the key to understanding repairs of the heart. Researchers at Duke University said when they removed a portion of the fish's heart they saw that stem cells formed inside the wound interact with the wound's protective cell layer …
According to industry estimates, rural India accounts for 74 per cent of India's population and 58 per cent of India's disposable income. As per data compiled by the National Council of Applied Economic Research, rural India now accounts for 70 per cent of toilet soap users, and 38 per cent …
There has been a lot of controversy over the issue of which ministry will control the proposed law. Under the current regime, the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act is administered by the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW). It is a common practice all over the world that …
